[2] nationalinterest.org/feature/why-iran-india-are-getting-closer-18336 Iran and China have been conducting joint military exercises, most recently with Russia in the Indian Ocean in February, and have been cooperating on intelligence issues for years, with Tehran allegedly providing Beijing with sensitive information about US drones and human spy networks. Wang met with President Hassan Rouhani in Tehran before the signing. The deal was to include Chinese investment in sectors such as energy and infrastructure. At the end of Chinese President Xi Jinping`s trip to Tehran, the Islamic Republic of Iran and the People`s Republic of China announced that by reaching an important agreement in all areas of bilateral relations, as well as regional and international issues, they have established relations based on a “comprehensive strategic partnership”. Iran has responded by increasing its nuclear program by increasing both the production and purity of its stockpile of enriched uranium beyond the limits set in the agreement. Biden vowed to return to the nuclear deal after he was elected president, but has since demanded that Iran return to full compliance first. Iran refused, insisting that the US lift sanctions first. This is a blow to the Trump administration`s aggressive policy toward Iran since it abandoned the 2015 nuclear deal struck by President Barack Obama and the leaders of six other countries after two years of exhausting negotiations. At the invitation of His Excellency Mr.

Hassan Rouhani, President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, His Excellency Mr. Xi Jinping, President of the People`s Republic of China, the Islamic Republic of Iran, welcomed Mr. Xi Jinping, President of the People`s Republic of China, Islamic Republic of Iran, from September 22 to 23. January 2016. In a friendly and cordial atmosphere, the two Heads of State and Government exchanged views on cooperation in all areas of bilateral relations as well as on regional and international issues of mutual interest, thus concluding broad agreements. French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian told the UN General Assembly on Monday that the international community must ensure that Iran reaches an agreement with world powers on its nuclear program. Indeed, military-military relations between Iran and China have grown significantly since Rouhani took office in 2013, especially after the 2015 nuclear deal. Defense Minister Hossein Dehghan first visited Beijing in May 2014 and signed a military cooperation agreement. Tehran and Beijing have also signed an agreement to jointly fight terrorism. Much of the vision for such cooperation was laid out during President Xi`s state visit to Tehran in January 2016. The two states then agreed to expand trade to $600 billion over a 10-year period, while creating closer cooperation under a 25-year plan.

[8] The Sino-Iranian deal marks the first time Iran has made such a deal with a major world power – the last was a 10-year deal with Russia, which was later extended to 20 years. While several dozen states will participate in the BRI (between 50 and 65, according to some reports), Iran is one of the key elements of the project, which will cost a total of about $1 trillion over a period of 10 to 15 years. [1] For years, China has been trying to buy Iranian oil in Chinese yuan to circumvent possible restrictions related to the US dollar payment system. In 2018, China launched yuan-denominated oil futures in Shanghai, known as Petroyuan, with the aim of internationalizing its currency and competing with U.S. petrodollars. Amir-Abdollahian stressed that the implementation of the strategic agreement. When reports of a long-term investment deal with Iran surfaced last September, China`s Foreign Ministry dismissed the issue from the outset. Asked about this last week, a spokesman, Zhao Lijian, left open the possibility that an agreement is being prepared.

“The United States will continue to impose costs on Chinese companies that help Iran, the world`s largest state sponsor of terrorism,” a State Department spokeswoman wrote in response to questions about the draft deal. The proposed partnership has nonetheless sparked fierce debate in Iran. Zarif, the foreign minister who travelled to Beijing last October to negotiate the deal, was questioned in a hostile manner in parliament last week. Finally, observers widely agree that the U.S. is an important constraint in deepening Iran-China relations, given China`s desire for profitable trade with the U.S. and China`s continued compliance with U.S. sanctions against Iran. China and Iran on Saturday signed a “strategic cooperation pact” during Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi`s ongoing tour of West Asia, dubbed a 25-year “strategic cooperation pact.” The deal, which has been in preparation for five years, was signed between Wang and his Iranian counterpart Javad Zarif, Agence France-Presse reported from Tehran. Wang travels to Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Iran, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Oman.The deal comes as part of a major push by China to support Iran, which relies on Beijing as its largest trading partner, as it tackles the enduring weight of sanctions imposed following the then-US president`s decision, Donald Trump, to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal.

have been reintroduced. Earlier this week, China and Russia called the United States. “Unconditionally return to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) as soon as possible and lift unilateral sanctions against Iran” when their foreign ministers met in China. In this context, they proposed “the establishment of a platform for regional dialogue on security in order to reach a new consensus on resolving the security concerns of the countries of the region”. China and Iran signed a 25-year strategic cooperation agreement on March 27, 2021, addressing economic issues amid crippling U.S. sanctions on Iran. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said the deal was a “roadmap” for trade as well as economic and transport cooperation, with a special focus on the private sectors of the two countries. [6] www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2016/07/iran-shanghai-cooperation-organization-sco-accession.html Nevertheless, at least the publicity surrounding this deal is seen by Tehran as undermining Washington`s argument that Iran is isolated because of the “maximum pressure” campaign. At best, the 25-year strategic deal between Tehran and Beijing could be Iran`s “insurance policy” if U.S. sanctions continue and the battle between the U.S.

and China escalates. In short, this agreement is not just a piece of Tehran`s propaganda. In addition, China and Iran have an interest in expanding their technological and innovative presence in emerging and underdeveloped markets, which in turn exerts influence and creates a space for strategic cooperation. In January this year, Iran officially inaugurated the Iranian House of Innovation and Technology (IHIT) in the Kenyan capital Nairobi. . . .