Beijing latest key player in nuclear negotiations, edging closer towards Tehran

(JNS) — As nuclear talks between Iran and world powers continue in Vienna, Iran appears to be already eying its next moves.

On Jan. 14, Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian visited China to discuss the 25-year cooperation agreement signed by the two countries earlier this year. That agreement aims to boost economic and political relations at the very same time the United States is looking to reduce its presence in the Middle East.

“At the beginning of the new year in 2022, I am very happy to start my first visit to China since taking office,” Amirabdollahian wrote on Twitter in Chi...