China Continues to Strengthen Its Partnership With Iran

Both countries plan to implement a strategic economic and political cooperation agreement, despite U.S. sanctions Beijing on Saturday confirmed its intention to strengthen its relations with Iran, with the aim of enhancing economic and political cooperation between the two, bypassing the sanctions imposed by the U.S. capital on Tehran, which China has consistently criticized, and will continue to “oppose unilateral and illegal sanctions against Iran,” the Chinese Foreign Ministry reported. “Iran is a key state in the Belt and Road Initiative, and a major exporter of oil to China,” Hua Liming, former Chinese ambassador to Tehran, told Chinese media outlet…