{"id":"9fdde2d3-7b94-4540-b416-1df9b3d33cd8","url":"https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3367620/irans-top-diplomat-heads-china-talks-middle-east-diplomacy-falters","domain":"scmp.com","outlet":{"name":"South China Morning Post","country":"HK","cred":4,"lean":0,"curated":true,"owner":"Alibaba Group"},"title":"Iran’s top diplomat heads to China for talks as Middle East diplomacy falters","plainHeadline":"Iranian Foreign Minister to meet China’s Wang Yi amid Middle East talks stall","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi to meet Wang Yi in China on Wednesday.","Diplomatic efforts to de-escalate Middle East conflicts are stalled.","Xi Jinping set to meet US President Trump; regional issues on agenda.","Yemen conflict and Strait of Hormuz disruptions contribute to tensions.","Iranian media: visit by Parliament Speaker Ghalibaf may follow talks."],"topics":["Politics","Energy"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-09-15T11:23:01.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-09-15T12:17:42.731Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/29532840-4978-4898-820a-6cfa263aeaef","storyId":"29532840-4978-4898-820a-6cfa263aeaef","image":"https://cdn.i-scmp.com/sites/default/files/styles/1280x720/public/d8/images/canvas/2026/09/15/dabefb54-a7c4-4b2b-875b-cf5eabe5eae6_b0f6d199.jpg?itok=bI09ALP-&v=1789471367","author":"Victoria Bela","dek":"Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi will meet with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in China on Wednesday, amid stalled diplomatic efforts to de-escalate conflicts in the Middle East."}