Dubai (United Arab Emirates), 6 May (LaPresse) – Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met his Iranian counterpart, Abbas Araghchi, in Beijing today, according to the official Xinhua news agency. This was Araghchi’s first visit to China since the start of the war in Iran. From Washington, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio had expressed the hope that, during Araghchi’s visit, Beijing would reiterate to Tehran the need to ease the stranglehold on the Strait of Hormuz.