Iran is negotiating 25-year strategic accord with China, Zarif says


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Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Sunday that Iran has been negotiating a 25-year accord with China whose terms will be announced once a deal is struck. "With confidence and conviction, we are negotiating a 25-year strategic accord with China," Iran's top trading partner, he told a stormy session of parliament. China is also a key market for Iranian crude oil exports, although those have been dampened by US economic sanctions imposed after Washington's 2018 withdrawal from a nuclear deal with Tehran, AFP said. ANALYSIS: After US rebuff, Iran forced to hedge bets in the East Read More »...