Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei holds ‘positive’ view of China, ambassador says

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Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei holds a positive view of China, continuing his late father’s policy on bilateral relations. Tehran may charge service fees for vessels using the Strait of Hormuz but could offer special treatment to China as a friendly nation.

Iran’s new supreme leader shares his late father’s “positive” view of relations with China, Tehran’s ambassador told a security forum in Beijing at the weekend. Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli also suggested that while Tehran would charge “service fees” for vessels using the Strait of Hormuz, China may receive “special” treatment because it was a “friendly” nation. “[Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei’s] view, as well as that of our martyred leader, regarding Iran’s relationship with China has been...