Who can claim victory if Iran ceasefire holds? An early winner is China

Beijing’s powerbrokers are being credited with winning Iran over, although one analyst says they were ‘pushing an open door’

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As the world struggles to make sense of what, if anything, was achieved by the ceasefire deal announced by the US and Iran on Tuesday, one major power that stands to win regardless is China.

Beijing’s powerbrokers are being credited with pushing Iran towards agreeing to the ceasefire, bolstering its status as a regional mediator. In China’s tightly censored domestic media, articles basking in the glory of China being the grown-up in the room at a time of international crisis were allowed to circulate.