Last month, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi visited China for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit, ...

"Strengthening air defense capabilities is clearly an urgent priority for Iran at the moment," expert Hongda Fan told Newsweek.

Currently, China appears to be the only nation willing to supply Iran with advanced weaponry. However, Beijing is proceeding ...

Iran's foreign minister visits China after Israel conflict, highlighting efforts to deepen ties amid regional and U.S. tensions.

Iran says it's working with Russia and China to block European efforts to reimpose sanctions tied to the 2015 nuclear deal.

An expert analyzes how China is responding to a new set of global challenges. China’s growing engagement in the Middle ...

China declined an opportunity to join Iran in its June 2025 confrontation with the United States and Israel. Though Beijing ...

Iran said Thursday it was working with China and Russia to prevent the snapback of European sanctions over Tehran’s nuclear ...

The war with Israel last month decimated a senior echelon of Iran’s military leadership, crippled its air defenses, and exposed the vulnerability of its air force. Within days, Israel had ...

But Iran’s proposal didn’t seem to get the direct endorsement of the group, a regional security body whose 10 members include close partners China and Russia, but also rivals India and Pakistan.

A significant expansion of China’s military relationship with Iran would be difficult for Israel to ignore – not least because for Israel the main problem is the Iranian regime’s ideology ...

So after Israel’s first strike, on June 13, China—the strongest partner in the anti-America triad—could have been expected to rush short-range missiles and other air-defense equipment to Iran.