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Talks are the only way out, China has told Iran, as a US threat hangs over the Middle East, according to the SCMP .
Iran says talks with the US could resume within a short period if its demands are met, according to Al Jazeera English .
The two reports point in the same direction: negotiation, not escalation, is the path both Beijing and Tehran are publicly describing .
The stakes are visible in the waters where the two sides have already clashed in words: the US and Iran both claim control of a key waterway amid attacks on vessels, according to Al Jazeera English .
Two unauthorised oil tankers were struck in that waterway, Iran says, according to Africanews .
That backdrop is why a return to talks matters: the alternative described in the reporting is a region living under threat, with vessels already being struck .
What is known is that China is urging talks, and that Iran is conditioning a resumption of talks with the US on its demands being met .
What is not yet known is what those demands are, what timetable counts as a short period, or whether the US will accept the terms Iran has set .
The reporting so far does not say that talks have resumed, only that Iran says they could resume if its demands are met .
Nor does it say that the threat hanging over the region has lifted; the SCMP report describes that threat as still hanging over the Middle East .
For now, the story is a diplomatic opening described by two outlets from two angles: China urging negotiation, and Iran setting conditions for returning to the table .
Sources
- South China Morning Post Single source
- Al Jazeera English Single source
- Africanews Single source
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