China has always supported Iran's reasonable and legitimate claims and its efforts in safeguarding its own sovereignty and security, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Wednesday.

Wang made the remarks in a phone conversation with Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi.

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