President Donald Trump said on Monday that countries that do business with Iran will face a new 25% tariff. The announcement appears to mean goods from China, a major trading partner of both Iran and the United States,

Iran is descending into chaos as nationwide protests erupt across all 31 provinces, leaving hundreds dead and the country under near-total internet blackouts. As violence escalates, China has issued a sharp warning to the United States against what it calls “foreign interference,

China has stepped into the rapidly escalating Iran crisis, warning against foreign “interference” just as the U.S. President Donald Trump threatens military action over Tehran’s deadly crackdown on protesters.

China said it opposed foreign interference in other nations’ internal affairs, responding to Donald Trump’s threat of military intervention if Iranian protesters were killed

Ex-diplomat Anil Trigunayat warns Iran’s political and economic instability could disrupt India’s trade, energy supplies, Chabahar port, INSTC operations, and diaspora welfare, while China’s growing ties with Tehran reshape regional dynamics.

Iran has a record amount of oil on the water, equivalent to around 50 days of output, as China has bought less because of sanctions and Tehran seeks to protect its supplies from the risk of U.S. strikes,

In the vast expanse of the Indian Ocean, a U.S. Special Operations team boarded a cargo ship last month, seizing Chinese-made components bound for Iran's missile program. This high-seas interdiction underscores Washington's pivot to direct action amid Tehran's rapid rearmament following a devastating June 2025 Israeli-American air campaign that crippled much of its offensive arsenal.

Jan 12 - President Donald Trump said the ‌U.S. ​may meet Iranian officials and was in contact with ‌the opposition, as he weighed a range of strong responses including military options to escalating unrest posing one of the biggest ​challenges to clerical rule since the 1979 Islamic Revolution Trump said Iran called to negotiate its nuclear programme,