Iran and China Angle for Broad Partnership to Offset U.S. Pressure

Iran and China are searching for to cement a broad-ranging partnership that would deflect U.S. economic tension and relieve Tehran’s international isolation.

An first draft of the Iran-China offer, which nonetheless requires Iranian parliamentary acceptance, would pave the way for Chinese investments in Iranian free of charge-trade zones and for joint jobs in other countries, these as Syria and Iraq. It would extend cooperation involving the two countries in defense and counter terrorism. And it says that under a 25-year partnership, China would import “sustainable”…