Iranian Ambassador to Beijing Abulreza Rahmani Fazli showered the Chinese Communist Party with compliments in an interview published in anticipation of President Donald Trump’s travel to China on Tuesday, celebrating China’s allegedly “key role” in navigating out of conflict in the Middle East.
The interview, published by the flagship Iranian state media network the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA), follows a visit by Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi last week and multiple public attempts by what remains of the Iranian regime to ingratiate itself with China. China and Iran are traditional allies, sharing intense anti-American sentiment and commercial interests. China is Iran’s largest oil customer and helped shepherd Iran into the anti-American BRICS coalition in 2024.
Their relationship has been quietly strained since the launch of America’s Operation Epic Fury, however, which has eliminated dozens of senior Iranian officials and prompted Iran to launch a blockade of global
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