Speaking to reporters at a weekly press conference on Monday, Nasser Kanaani reacted to media reports that the Chinese officials have called on Iran to help rein in the attacks the Yemeni forces launch on Israel-bound ships in the Red Sea or risk harming business relations with Beijing.
Dismissing the stories on such a Chinese demand, the spokesman advised journalists to refer to the official sources in this regard.
Kanaani said the spokesperson for the Chinese Foreign Ministry has adopted a clear stance in this relation.
“We (Iran and China), as two countries favoring convergence, have expressed our commitment to and stance on the establishment of regional justice, settlement of conflicts, and countering tensions,” he added.
Pointing to the constant consultations between Iran and China, Kanaani said the explicit view of the two countries is that “the developments in the Red Sea are the spillover from the brazen cruelty we are witnessing in Gaza” against the Palestinian people.
At least 26,422 people have been killed and 65,087 wounded in the Israeli regime’s onslaught on Gaza since October 7.