BEIJING: China\u2019s top diplomat has said that a \u201cglimmer of hope\u201d for peace has emerged due to moves to stop the war in the Middle East, despite Tehran vowing to keep fighting.<\/p>\n
The White House has warned that US President Donald Trump is ready to \u201cunleash hell\u201d if Iran does not accept a peace plan to end the war, but Tehran insisted it will not negotiate.<\/p>\n
The ramped-up messages dashed hopes of any imminent de-escalation, with violence on the ground showing no sign of abating after almost four weeks.<\/p>\n
China\u2019s foreign minister Wang Yi urged dialogue in separate calls with his Turkish and Egyptian counterparts, suggesting that both Tehran and Washington had shown signals they were willing to return to the negotiating table.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith both the United States and Iran signalling a willingness to negotiate, a glimmer of hope for peace has emerged,\u201d Wang told Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty, according to a Beijing readout published late Wednesday.<\/p>\n
The statement came hours before Iran\u2019s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said that \u201cso far, no negotiations have taken place, and I believe our position is completely principled.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSpeaking of negotiations now is an admission of defeat,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Trump insisted on Wednesday that Iran was taking part in peace talks, suggesting Tehran\u2019s denials were because Iranian negotiators fear being killed by their own side.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey are negotiating, by the way, and they want to make a deal so badly. But they\u2019re afraid to say it, because they figure they\u2019ll be killed by their own people,\u201d Trump told a dinner for Republican members of Congress.<\/p>\n
Wang told Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan during the call that the rights and wrongs of the conflict in the Middle East are \u201ccrystal clear,\u201d offering support to the country in helping to facilitate the resumption of negotiations.<\/p>\n
Turkiye has engaged in \u201cintense\u201d diplomatic efforts to end the war by talking to both Washington and Tehran, Fidan said in March.<\/p>\n
\u201cProlonging this war would only result in further casualties and needless losses, leading to a further spillover of the conflict,\u201d Wang said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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