China mediates Iran-US tensions, urges Hormuz reopening & warns against Yemen escalation

Intelligence summary

China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi met Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi in Beijing and called for the Strait of Hormuz to reopen at an early date. Wang urged Washington and Tehran to act rationally and return to the Islamabad MoU brokered by Pakistan in June. Beijing also cautioned against the conflict spreading into Yemen and the Red Sea.