“While Chinese officials advocated for the U.S. to be more open to dialogue, Chinese experts instead generally concurred that, at present, the most viable course of action for Tehran is enhanced cooperation with China and Russia. Iranian officials, unsurprisingly, also emphasized prioritizing cooperation with these two countries; however, some suggested that such cooperation should not preclude engagement with the U.S. or Europe. Iranian commentators, meanwhile, appear more divided, with some even arguing that direct negotiations with Washington are preferable to relying solely on Moscow and Beijing.”
Giorgia Facchini and Veronica Turrini (ChinaMed, T.wai) are authors of the issue of the ChinaMed Observer “Anticipating a new nuclear deal: Chinese and Iranian experts analyze the Iran-China-Russia meeting in Beijing”.
