Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Beijing on September 16, where China called for the United States and Iran to return to the Islamabad memorandum of understanding. The Iranian diplomat arrived in China on Wednesday for the talks, facilitating a direct dialogue between the two nations to address escalating regional tensions.

Beijing is seeking to mediate an end to the US-Israeli war on Iran through this diplomatic push. The meeting between the foreign ministers focuses on restoring the framework of the Islamabad agreement to serve as a basis for future negotiations and stability.