Trump-Xi Summit: China’s Leverage Makes It Key to Any Iran War Deal

At the BRICS summit in New Delhi on Sept. 12, 2026, Xi Jinping called for a more active role for China and other member countries in ending the war with Iran. China’s president said the conflict had inflicted serious losses across the region, was against the common interests of the international community, and should give way to a “permanent, comprehensive ceasefire” and a new regional security architecture. China, he added, would work with other BRICS members to play its “due role” in bringing