A missile is launched during a drill in Iran in January. Tehran has taken a tough line on the Biden administration’s early efforts to revive the 2015 nuclear deal. Photo: Iranian Revolutionary Guard via AP A missile is launched during a drill in Iran in January. Tehran has taken a tough line on the Biden administration’s early efforts to revive the 2015 nuclear deal. Photo: Iranian Revolutionary Guard via AP
A missile is launched during a drill in Iran in January. Tehran has taken a tough line on the Biden administration’s early efforts to revive the 2015 nuclear deal. Photo: Iranian Revolutionary Guard via AP
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Explainer |
Where does China stand on the Iran nuclear deal?

  • Beijing has been pushing for the pact to be revived, but Washington and Tehran are at odds over who should take the first step
  • China has long had close ties with Iran and they are reportedly near to finalising a 25-year trade and military agreement

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Catherine Wong
Catherine Wong

Updated: 2:45am, 24 Feb, 2021

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A missile is launched during a drill in Iran in January. Tehran has taken a tough line on the Biden administration’s early efforts to revive the 2015 nuclear deal. Photo: Iranian Revolutionary Guard via AP A missile is launched during a drill in Iran in January. Tehran has taken a tough line on the Biden administration’s early efforts to revive the 2015 nuclear deal. Photo: Iranian Revolutionary Guard via AP
A missile is launched during a drill in Iran in January. Tehran has taken a tough line on the Biden administration’s early efforts to revive the 2015 nuclear deal. Photo: Iranian Revolutionary Guard via AP
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