Iran says ties with China will deepen after war, praises support

Iran says ties with China will deepen after war, praises support Iran says it expects relations with China to expand significantly after the current conflict, including a US-led naval blockade. Iran’s ambassador to China, Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli, described Beijing as a key ally and signalled closer cooperation once the war ends. “The Chinese have been Iran’s friends in hard times and came to our aid in difficult conditions and stood by our people; we too will not forget our friends from our hard times,” he said in a post on X.