Sept 23 — At a routine Foreign Ministry briefing, spokesman Guo Jiakun was asked by AFP whether China would continue to permit Iranian commercial flights to land after the U.S. said it would start penalizing countries that allow such flights from today. Guo said China's position is consistent and that Beijing firmly opposes illegal unilateral sanctions lacking UN Security Council authorization.

2026-09-23

Sept 23 — At a routine Foreign Ministry briefing, spokesman Guo Jiakun was asked by AFP whether China would continue to permit Iranian commercial flights to land after the U.S. said it would start penalizing countries that allow such flights from today. Guo said China's position is consistent and that Beijing firmly opposes illegal unilateral sanctions lacking UN Security Council authorization.