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China condemned connected Thursday (March 19, 2026) the sidesplitting of Iranian nationalist information main Ali Larijani by an Israeli aerial strike, calling it "unacceptable".
Beijing is simply a spouse of Iran but has besides criticised Tehran's strikes against Gulf states lodging U.S. subject bases.
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Larijani was the highest-profile Iranian killed since ultimate person Ali Khamenei and different elder figures died during a question of U.S. and Israeli strikes erstwhile the warfare started connected February 28.
"We person ever opposed the usage of unit successful planetary relations. The acts of sidesplitting Iranian authorities leaders and attacking civilian targets are adjacent much unacceptable," China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian told a quality league erstwhile asked astir Larijani's death.
"China urges the parties acrophobic to instantly cease subject operations and forestall the determination concern from spiralling retired of control", Mr. Lin said.
Beijing has sought to mediate successful the war, with its peculiar envoy to West Asia, Zhai Jun, travelling crossed the portion this period to conscionable apical officials.
His travel included stops successful Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Kuwait and Egypt.
Mr. Zhai emphasised during his visits that "non-military targets should not beryllium attacked, and the information of shipping lanes should not beryllium disturbed", according to spokesperson Mr. Lin.
The envoy's trips were "one portion of China's intensive diplomatic efforts" successful West Asia, Mr. Lin said, adding that Beijing's "diplomatic mediation efforts volition not cease arsenic agelong arsenic the struggle continues".
China's Foreign Ministry said this week that Beijing would supply humanitarian assistance to Iran, Lebanon, Jordan and Iraq.
