Iran’s new foreign minister has stressed several areas of common interest in a phone call with China’s top diplomat Wang Yi, while nuclear talks with the West remain in limbo.
Debate over a strategic pact with China continues among the political elite and media in Iran, as Tehran prepares to begin nuclear talks with world powers.
Secretary of Iran's National Security Council said March 29 that United States President Joe Biden's concern about the 25-year Sino-Iranian partnership agreement.
Many Iranian are outraged at the 25-year secret agreement signed between the Islamic Republic and China, calling it a sell-out of the country to the Chinese Communists.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi March 27 signed a controversial 25-year deal at a ceremony at the Iranian Foreign Ministry in Tehran.
Iran will sign a 25-year accord with China on March 26 during foreign minister Wang Yi's visit to Tehran. Iran has described the agreement as a "strategic roadmap".
The Rouhani administration has designated foremr parliament speaker Ali Larijani as negotiator with China, hoping to get a strategic deal with Beijing amid US sanctions.