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FM Wang Says China Pledges ‘Support’ for Iran

by Agence France-Presse
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi speaks during a UN Security Council meeting on the conflict between Ukraine and Russia at the United Nations headquarters in New York City on September 24, 2024. Bryan R. SMITH / AFP

China’s top diplomat Wang Yi pledged to support Iran in safeguarding its security against “external forces” in a meeting with the country’s new president in New York, Beijing’s foreign ministry said Wednesday.

Wang met President Masoud Pezeshkian on the sidelines of the annual UN General Assembly, Beijing said, as Israel launched more strikes against Tehran’s ally Hezbollah in Lebanon.

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