# China and Iran team up on rare earth exploration during war 2026-08-13T01:50:29+00:00 | World & Diplomacy | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet China's National Natural Science Foundation has added rare earth exploration to its joint workshops with Iran's science foundation, as reported by the South China Morning Post. Beijing typically guards rare earth technology closely. China will contribute Rs 3.5 lakh per workshop; Iran will handle its participants' travel and Chinese researchers' accommodation in Iran. The collaboration comes while US-Iran hostilities persist. Rare earths are critical for weapons systems, and US stockpiles of long-range precision missiles have been nearly exhausted, per Reuters. China controls most global rare earth production and is tightening technology exports. ## Coverage - timesnownews.com Tags: China, defence supplies, geopolitics, Iran, rare earths, science collaboration Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/china-and-iran-team-up-on-rare-earth-exploration-during-war/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/china-and-iran-team-up-on-rare-earth-exploration-during-war/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.