As tensions between Washington and Tehran remain high, China’s role is under growing scrutiny. How far would Beijing go to support Iran — and where are the limits if conflict broke out with the US?

China has warned the United States against taking any military action in Iran, calling such moves “military adventurism” that could plunge West Asia into chaos. Speaking at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC),

Sixteen military cargo aircraft reportedly reached Iran in under three days, triggering alarm as U.S.–Iran tensions intensified. Unverified intelligence and flight-tracking data suggest China may have conducted its largest rapid military airlift to Tehran,

China has issued one of its strongest geopolitical warnings in years, cautioning that any U.S. military action against Iran could plunge the Middle East—and beyond—into uncontrollable chaos. The warning comes as U.

Yes, China’s response to the violence in Iran has been muted. But don’t overlook the support that China has already provided in the form of surveillance and drone technology.

Claims that China carried out a large military airlift to Iran in late January spread quickly online. U.S. officials say the story is false and distracts from the more limited reality of Beijing’s

China is currently constructing the Sarakhs railway terminal on the Turkmenistan–Iran border, a project expected to accelerate container transport along the China–Central Asia–Iran–Turkey–EU and Gulf routes. In August 2025, Iranian authorities reported that more than half of the project had been completed.

Beijing’s reliance on discounted crude from Russia, Iran, and Venezuela is colliding with political reality, and the strains are starting to show.

By bnm Gulf bureau Escalating tensions between the United States and Iran potentially pose significant risks to China's multi-billion-dollar investments in Iranian infrastructure projects over the past twenty years.