Middle East ‘not a battleground for big powers,’ China and Iran say

[HKFP] - 12/28/2024

The top diplomats of China and Iran agreed Saturday that the Middle East is “not a battleground for the big powers” and should not be an arena of geopolitical competition between countries outside the region. Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi agreed that “the (…)



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