Sri Lanka, March 25 -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi urged his Iranian counterpart to "initiate peace talks as soon as possible" during a Tuesday call that Beijing said was held at the request of Tehran.

US President Donald Trump has said Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and others are leading negotiations with Iran. An Iranian source told CNN Tuesday that Tehran is willing to listen to "sustainable" proposals to end the war.

During his call with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, China's Wang said negotiation was "in the interests of the Iranian nation and its people and also echoes the general wish of the international community."

"All parties" should "seize every opportunity and window for peace and t...