The Chinese Consulate General in Bandar Abbas (中華人民共和國駐阿巴斯總領事館) is China’s first and only consulate in Iran, approved by the Iranian cabinet in December 2021 and officially opened in December 2022. Located in Hormozgan Province, in Iran’s south, bordering the Persian Gulf, its consular district covers eight Iranian provinces. The current consul general, Xu Wei (徐煒), took up his post in August 2023. The consulate has been actively engaged in media outreach, including visits to and interviews with southern Iranian outlets, within the framework of the China-Iran 25-year comprehensive strategic partnership signed in March 2021.