Comments come hours after Donald Trump announces two-week suspension of bombing campaigns against Iran to allow for ceasefire talks
1-MIN READ1-MIN4 ListenWendy Wuin BeijingandJosephine Main Hong KongPublished: 2:38pm, 8 Apr 2026Updated: 2:54pm, 8 Apr 2026Iran hopes China can be one of the security guarantors of peace in the region, Iranian ambassador Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli said in Beijing on Wednesday.
“We hope different sides could guarantee that the US would not resume the war, we hope the UN Security Council, big countries like China and Russia, as well as mediating countries like Pakistan and Turkey to work together to guarantee peace in the region,” Fazli told a press conference in the Chinese capital.
It came hours after US President Donald Trump announced a two-week suspension of the bombing campaigns against Iran to allow for ceasefire talks.
In an interview with Agence France-Presse following the announcement, Trump said he believed China had played a key role in bringing Iran to the negotiating table.
Fazli said Iran had been maintaining close dialogue and cooperation with friendly countries, especially China.
“We hope the war can stop and a ceasefire can last, and we also need reliable guarantee.”
