U.S. return to JCPOA only way out of nuclear impasse, China says

Politics 9 TEHRAN - China's Foreign Ministry has said that the United States' return to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal is the only way out of the standoff over Iran's nuclear issue. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin called on the U.S. to rejoin the nuclear deal - officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA)-, adding that the U.S. reentry into the JCPOA is the only solution to the current deadlock over Iran's nuclear issue. Speaking at a press conference on Monday, the spokesperson said, "China holds that the return of the United States to the JCPOA…