Military officials have warned that the air superiority the US and its allies have enjoyed for decades may not be possible in ...

Israel urged China to use its economic and political sway to rein in Iran’s military and nuclear ambitions. “China is the ...

Trump’s leadership style evinced with the Middle East, at once volatile and commanding, could be both an obstacle and an ...

After Iran’s Parliament voted to close the Strait of Hormuz, Beijing’s foreign-affairs spokesperson stressed—in what looked ...

China will be forced to continue hedging its bets as it adjusts to a fundamentally changed Middle Eastern security outlook.

“If the Middle East is unstable, the world will not be at peace,” Chinese President Xi Jinping said June 19. “If the conflict ...

Iran’s defense minister has traveled to diplomatic and economic ally China on his first reported trip abroad since a 12-day ...

Much has been made of the emerging alliance among China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea. But the recent strikes on Iran ...

After a recent conflict exposed the weaknesses of its military and the unreliability of its Russian alliance, Iran is attempting to pivot towards China for advanced defense equipment, facing ...

China called for a ceasefire. But despite its recent history of mediation in the region, its role was limited this time.

China’s defense minister condemned foreign hegemony and bullying in a meeting with his Iranian counterpart Wednesday, though ...

China is closely watching whether Israel and Iran can broker a ceasefire. Beijing gets much of its crude oil imports from Iran through a "dark fleet" of vessels to evade American sanctions.