As the war in the Gulf careens into its second month, dragging down the global economy with no off-ramp in sight, questions are deepening around what role China – a global heavyweight and diplomatic partner to Iran – is willing to play.

China is stepping up its diplomacy as the Iran war drags on. It has put forward a five-point proposal with Pakistan and is rallying support for the plan from Gulf countries and Western governments.

Ships believed to be carrying Chinese chemicals for missile fuel have arrived in Iran, raising questions about Beijing’s support for the regime.

China is pushing for a negotiated solution to a crisis that threatens its economic and strategic interests across the Middle East.

Iran is isolated, fighting a war for its survival. Yet China and Russia, Iran’s supposed partners, are conspicuously absent. Both countries condemned the attacks on Iran and called for an end to hostilities,

The Iran conflict is disrupting oil flows China relies on as Trump delays a planned Xi meeting, raising new questions about leverage and the broader U.S.-China relationship.

China and Pakistan have put forward a five-point proposal to end the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran, now in its fifth week. The roadmap was unveiled by China's Foreign Ministry late Tuesday following talks between Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and his Pakistani counterpart Mohammad Ishaq Dar in Beijing.

The Kremlin has mocked the rest of the world by announcing that for Russia, "Hormuz is open".

Kpler said that the Iranian crude vessel, Ping Shun, that had been en-route to Vadinar, India, over the past three days, has dropped India as its declared destination near arrival and is now signallin