China's foreign ministry condemned US blockade
Tuesday, 14 April 2026 10:30
China's foreign ministry has condemned the US blockade of Iranian ports as "dangerous and irresponsible".
The blockade came into force on Monday, a day after peace talks between the US and Iran broke down in Pakistan.
Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun warned that the blockade would only "exacerbate tensions and undermine the already fragile ceasefire agreement".
"This is dangerous and irresponsible behaviour", Jiakun told a news conference.
The BBC's diplomatic correspondent James Landale says China, which gets a large amount of its oil from Iran, "has an interest in this conflict ending and returning stability to the international market".