China has warned against external interference after the United States moved to enforce a new naval blockade on Iranian ports following the breakdown of US-Iran ceasefire talks, with Beijing making clear it will continue its commercial and energy relationships with Tehran regardless of American pressure .
The blockade sharpens pressure around the Strait of Hormuz—a vital global energy corridor—affecting international shipping, oil markets, and relations among major powers with direct economic and security interests in the region . “Our ships are moving in and out of the waters of the Strait of Hormuz,” China’s Defence Minister Admiral Dong Jun said in a statement on Monday. “We have trade and energy agreements with Iran.
We will respect and honour them and expect others not to meddle in our affairs” . Beijing relies heavily on crude supplies from the Persian Gulf, and its response highlights how the escalation could widen beyond Iran, with President Trump also warning that countries supplying Iran with weapons could face sweeping secondary tariffs as high as 50 percent .
