Iran turns to Asian allies for relief from US sanctions

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Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif's Asian tour starts in Beijing and includes stopovers in Japan and Malaysia.

ASIAN TOUR. File photo of Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif. Shutterstock.com

Iran's top diplomat didn't meet US President Donald Trump, French diplomats said, but the presence of the two men in the same place at least sparked hopes of detente. In Beijing, Zarif met with Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi and said the pair had discussed a 25-year road map to strengthen economic cooperation between the two countries."We reject actions of interference by others in the affairs of progressive countries including Iran and China," China's foreign minister told reporters after the meeting with Zarif.

 

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