onsdag 6. mai 2026

Could China push Iran into a peace deal? Only if it gets something in return

A visit to Beijing by Iran’s top diplomat – days before US President Donald Trump is set to travel to the Chinese capital – has turned up the spotlight on a key question: can China take on the role of peace broker in US-Iran conflict?

With a shaky ceasefire and stop-and-start diplomacy so far failing to make for a durable end to a war that threatens to drag down the global economy, both Tehran and Washington are looking for an offramp. And Beijing, on paper anyway, is an obvious contender to take up that mantle.