China expresses backing for Tehran, opposition to Israeli strikes in separate calls with Araghchi, Sa’ar

BEIJING, China — China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi held phone calls with his Israeli and Iranian counterparts today, Beijing’s Foreign Ministry says in separate statements.

Wang told Iran’s Abbas Araghchi that China would support Tehran in “defending its legitimate rights and interests,” the ministry says, while he told Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar that Beijing opposed Israel’s actions of “attacking Iran with force,” the statements says.

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