--- title: "China urges Iran and US to resume talks and exercise restraint" description: "Most outlets led with China's call for Iran and the US to exercise restraint and return to negotiations, particularly referencing the Islamabad memorandum or interim peace deal. A few also noted Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi's statement that China is willing to \"safeguard Iran’s rights and interests,\" though this framing was less prominent in other excerpts. Some outlets briefly mentioned the Strait of Hormuz and the need to reopen it, while others downplayed this aspect in favor of emphasizing the diplomatic mediation effort." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/8787-china-fm-says-willing-to-safeguard-iran-s-rights site: HarZaviya language: en --- # China urges Iran and US to resume talks and exercise restraint world · updated 17 Sep 2026, 7:39 AM PKT · 16–17 Sep 2026 · 10 articles from 9 outlets **HarZaviya summary** — how 9 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets led with China's call for Iran and the US to exercise restraint and return to negotiations, particularly referencing the Islamabad memorandum or interim peace deal. A few also noted Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi's statement that China is willing to "safeguard Iran’s rights and interests," though this framing was less prominent in other excerpts. Some outlets briefly mentioned the Strait of Hormuz and the need to reopen it, while others downplayed this aspect in favor of emphasizing the diplomatic mediation effort. ## Same story from 9 outlets Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source. - **Dawn** — [China ready to safeguard Iran’s ‘rights, interests’](https://www.dawn.com/news/2030485/china-ready-to-safeguard-irans-rights-interests) · 17 Sep 2026, 7:39 AM PKT > BEIJING: China is willing to “safeguard Iran’s rights and interests” and to “strengthen dialogue and cooperation”, Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his counterpart Abbas Araghchi during their meeting in Beijing on Wednesday. Wang Yi said China encourages Iran and the United States to remain rational, exercise restraint, return to the interim peace deal they signed in June and “engage in substantiv... - **Pakistan Today** — [China urges Iran, US to return to Islamabad MoU](https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2026/09/16/china-urges-iran-us-to-return-to-islamabad-mou) · 16 Sep 2026, 9:57 PM PKT · 64% identical wording to the newest filing - **Business Recorder** — [China's top diplomat urges Iran, US to show restraint, revive talks](https://www.brecorder.com/news/40439785/chinas-top-diplomat-urges-iran-us-to-show-restraint-revive-talks) · 16 Sep 2026, 7:40 PM PKT · 81% identical wording to the newest filing > BEIJING: China encourages Iran and the U.S. to remain rational, exercise restraint, return to the interim peace deal they signed in June and “engage in substantive consultations,” Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his Iranian counterpart in Beijing on Wednesday. “We urge all parties to take effective measures to reopen the Strait of Hormuz at an early date” to safeguard the stability of int... - **Hum News English** — [China’s top diplomat urges Iran, US to show restraint, revive talks](https://humenglish.com/latest/chinas-top-diplomat-urges-iran-us-to-show-restraint-revive-talks/) · 16 Sep 2026, 4:58 PM PKT · 78% identical wording to the newest filing > China encourages Iran and the US to remain rational, exercise restraint, return to the Islamabad memorandum and "engage in substantive consultations," Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his Iranian counterpart in Beijing on Wednesday. "We urge all parties to take effective measures to reopen the Strait of Hormuz at an early date" to safeguard the stability of international energy transport a... - **Aaj News (English)** — [China urges Iran, US to return to talks, reopen Hormuz](https://english.aaj.tv/news/330472601/china-urges-iran-us-to-return-to-talks-reopen-hormuz) · 16 Sep 2026, 3:47 PM PKT · 74% identical wording to the newest filing > China on Wednesday urged Iran and the United States to exercise restraint, return to negotiations and take steps to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The call was made by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi during talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Beijing. Wang urged Tehran and Washington to “engage in substantive consultations on issues of mutual concern”. “We urge all parties to t... - **Pakistan Observer** — [China urges US, Iran to revive Islamabad talks](https://pakobserver.net/china-urges-us-iran-to-revive-islamabad-talks/) · 16 Sep 2026, 3:22 PM PKT · 71% identical wording to the newest filing > BEIJING – China has urged the United States and Iran to avoid further escalation and resume negotiations under the framework… - **24 News HD** — [China urges Iran and US to reopen Strait of Hormuz, return to Islamabad memorandum](https://www.24newshd.tv/16-Sep-2026/china-urges-iran-us-reopen-strait-hormuz-return-islamabad-memorandum) · 16 Sep 2026, 3:17 PM PKT · 71% identical wording to the newest filing > China has urged Iran and the US to remain rational, exercise restraint, return to the Islamabad memorandum and "engage in substantive consultations on issues of mutual concern," Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his Iranian counterpart in Beijing on Wednesday, reported 24NewsHD TV channel. - **Minute Mirror** — [China urges reopening of Strait of Hormuz](https://minutemirror.com.pk/china-urges-reopening-of-strait-of-hormuz-630906/) · 16 Sep 2026, 2:22 PM PKT · 60% identical wording to the newest filing > China has called on Iran and the United States to exercise restraint and work towards reopening the Strait - **Arab News Pakistan** — [China FM says willing to ‘safeguard’ Iran’s rights](https://www.arabnews.pk/world/china-fm-says-willing-to-safeguard-irans-rights-3001397) · 16 Sep 2026, 2:21 PM PKT · 74% identical wording to the newest filing ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. "% related" compares whole stories, not single articles — see [what the percentages mean](https://harzaviya.com/methodology). - [Iran's President says country wants return to US memorandum](https://harzaviya.com/stories/10720-iran-president-says-tehran-wants-return-to-memorandum) · 26 Sep 2026 · 4 outlets · 2 developments · 81% related - [Xi urges US and Iran to return to peace deal during White House meeting](https://harzaviya.com/stories/10529-us-iran-should-return-to-dialogue-to-end-war-xi-tells-trump) · 25 Sep 2026 · 2 outlets · 76% related - [Iran offers to reopen Strait of Hormuz if US eases pressure and lifts blockade](https://harzaviya.com/stories/9573-iran-says-conveyed-conditions-to-us-for-reopening-hormuz) · 22 Sep 2026 · 9 outlets · 2 developments · 75% related - [Iran offers to reopen Strait of Hormuz if US agrees to conditions](https://harzaviya.com/stories/15048-iran-says-hormuz-reopening-offer-remains-on-table-if-us) · 18 Oct 2026 · 4 outlets · 75% related - [Pakistan says working to bring US and Iran back to negotiations under Islamabad MoU](https://harzaviya.com/stories/965-pakistan-working-to-revive-us-iran-negotiations-under) · 31 Jul 2026 · 11 outlets · 2 developments · 75% related 10 articles from 9 outlets, 16–17 Sep 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text. --- HarZaviya compares how Pakistani outlets cover the same story. It stores and shows each outlet's headline and a short excerpt, and links out — it never copies article text, and every headline belongs to the outlet that wrote it. It takes no stance on any outlet. Pages: [Top stories](https://harzaviya.com/) · [Latest headlines](https://harzaviya.com/feed) · [Archive](https://harzaviya.com/archive) · [Why](https://harzaviya.com/why) · [Sources](https://harzaviya.com/sources) · [Methodology](https://harzaviya.com/methodology) · [About](https://harzaviya.com/about) · [About the bot](https://harzaviya.com/about-bot) Trackers: [Gold prices](https://harzaviya.com/gold-prices) · [Fuel prices](https://harzaviya.com/fuel-prices) · [Stock exchange](https://harzaviya.com/stock-exchange) Any page on this site is available as markdown: send `Accept: text/markdown`, or add `.md` to the path.