China hosts Iran's top diplomat just days ahead of Trump's high-stakes visit

BEIJING, CHINA - JULY 15: Iran's Minister of Foreign Affairs Seyed Abbas Araghchi and Russia's Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Lavrov (not seen) hold a meeting on the sidelines of the 2025 meeting of the SCO Council of Foreign Ministers in Beijing, China on July 15, 2025. Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs | Anadolu | Getty Images China hosted Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi Wednesday for the first time since the outbreak of the U.S.-Israel war on Tehran, just days before U.S. …