Can China play peacemaker as Iran’s foreign minister heads to Beijing?

Tehran, Iran – When Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi last visited China in May, it came shortly before a trip by United States President Donald Trump to the same country.Araghchi is expected to be back in Beijing on Wednesday, his second visit to the Chinese capital since the US-Israel war on Iran began at the end of February. Once again, the trip comes shortly ahead of a planned meeting between Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, this time in Washington later in SeptemberRecommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3China does not need to replace the US in the Gulflist 2 of 3Who is Robert Kraft, pro-Israel billionaire who cancelled Macklemore?list 3 of 3Carney visits Europe: Can Canada seek refuge with the EU amid US trade war?end of listAraghchi’s own meeting on Wednesday will be with his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi.The meetings in May and now in September highlight the role China has played during the war, framing itself as a neutral party that wants an end to the conflict.Xi urged the BRICS bloc of Global South powers during his address to a summit of member countries in New Delhi earlier this week to act as peacemakers in the Middle East conflict, and said China was...