China Trumpets ‘Own Efforts’ in Pushing For US-Iran Ceasefire

An excavator removes rubble from the site of a strike in Tehran, on April 7. Photographer: Francisco Seco/AP Photo.

• A Chinese diplomat said Beijing had made its “own efforts” in pushing for a ceasefire between the US and Iran, shortly afterDonald Trumpcredited China with playing a pivotal role in that deal
• Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning on Wednesday listed the efforts her country had made in recent weeks to deescalate the conflict at a regular briefing in Beijing, without directly addressing reports China helped convince Tehran to reach the truce