Indicates the type of a location. Location Type Defined by CCTVPLUS Indicates the role that a specific instance of a description takes among all descriptions. Description Role Defined by CCTVPLUS The role in the overall content stream. Part Role Indicates a kind of content rendition. Content Rendition Defined by CCTVPLUS CCTV Newscontent Co.,Ltd. CCTV Newscontent Co.,Ltd. All Rights Reserved. No access Chinese mainland CCTV Newscontent www.cctvplus.com +86-10-83949886 +86-10-63978447 contact@cctvplus.com 2026-08-24T20:04:31Z 2026-08-24T20:04:31Z 2026-08-24 2014-11-06T09:22:45Z China Central Television China Diplomacy Aug 24, 2026 China-FM Briefing/Iran China vows to protect its interests amid US sanctions threat over Iran's trading partners China on Monday vowed to take necessary measures to safeguard its legitimate rights and interests as the United States prepares a sweeping package of economic penalties targeting Iran and its trading partners. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian made the remarks during a regular press briefing after U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent had threatened to target Iran's international trading partners to follow through on President Donald Trump's most crushing economic operation ever against Iran. "Sanctions and pressure will not help resolve disputes. They will only exacerbate tensions and escalate the situation, which is not in the interest of any party. China calls on relevant parties to act rationally and with restraint and avoid taking any measures that may further escalate tensions or deal a blow to global economic growth and financial stability, and return to the right track of political settlement through dialogue and negotiations at an early date. China will closely monitor relevant developments and take necessary measures to safeguard its legitimate rights and interests," Lin said. Chinese/Nats Beijing, China - Aug 24, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland） 1. Various of press conference in progress, reporters 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Lin Jian, spokesman, Ministry of Foreign Affairs: "Sanctions and pressure will not help resolve disputes. They will only exacerbate tensions and escalate the situation, which is not in the interest of any party. China calls on relevant parties to act rationally and with restraint and avoid taking any measures that may further escalate tensions or deal a blow to global economic growth and financial stability, and return to the right track of political settlement through dialogue and negotiations at an early date. China will closely monitor relevant developments and take necessary measures to safeguard its legitimate rights and interests." 3. Reporters