China will be forced to continue hedging its bets as it adjusts to a fundamentally changed Middle Eastern security outlook.

Trump’s leadership style evinced with the Middle East, at once volatile and commanding, could be both an obstacle and an ...

The conflict exposed a harsh reality for Iran: strategic alliances with China and Russia do not guarantee military backing ...

After Iran’s parliament voted to close the Strait of Hormuz, Beijing’s foreign-affairs spokesperson stressed—in what looked ...

China called for a ceasefire. But despite its recent history of mediation in the region, its role was limited this time.

“If the Middle East is unstable, the world will not be at peace,” Chinese President Xi Jinping said June 19. “If the conflict ...

Iran’s defense minister has traveled to diplomatic and economic ally China on his first reported trip abroad since a 12-day ...

Much has been made of the emerging alliance among China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea. But the recent strikes on Iran ...

The Power of Siberia 2 project has been stalled for years, but Beijing is growing concerned about the reliability of oil and ...

Iranian defense chief joins China-led talks as Tehran deepens military ties and ramps up oil exports to Beijing amid U.S.

China warned the Iran-Israel conflict may spread wider instability in the Middle East, with Foreign Minister Wang Yi reaching ...

China, heavily dependent on Middle East oil, has tried to cast itself as a peacemaker. But in the Israel-Iran war, Washington emerged as the real power broker.