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The Rest of the World Report | September 16, 2026 — Morning Edition
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BEIJING
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi meets his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Beijing today. It is his second visit to China since the war with the US and Israel began in February. The visit lands just eight days before Chinese President Xi Jinping is due at the White House to meet Trump.
China’s Foreign Ministry announced the visit Tuesday. Araghchi and Wang already met on the sidelines of last week’s BRICS summit in New Delhi, where Araghchi also held talks with Russian Foreign…
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