Beijing, Jan. 16 -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held a telephone conversation with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Ali Araghchi amid ongoing anti-governmental protests in the Islamic Republic, emphasising Beijing's opposition to the "law of the jungle" in international affairs following Washington's warnings of possible intervention.

According to a statement from the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Foreign Minister called for dialogue and restraint in addressing the unrest in Iran, while Araghchi briefed Wang Yi on the latest developments.

Araghachi, during the conversation, asserted that recent unrest in the country was instigated by external forces and that the situation has now stabilised.

He reiterated that Iran is ...