China will hold a meeting on Friday in Beijing with Russia and Iran on the Iranian "nuclear issue", its foreign ministry said, with both nations sending their deputy foreign ministers.Ties between Iran and Russia have deepened since the start of the Ukraine war in 2022,

Iran appears to be using the drills as a powerful signal that amid shifting dynamics under the new US administration, it will not be alone in defending its strategic interests.

China said it would hold nuclear talks with Iran and Russia, discussions that come just after the Trump administration urged Tehran to return to negotiate a new deal over its atomic activities.

China will host high-level talks with Russia and Iran in Beijing this week to address Tehran's nuclear programme amid growing international concerns and heightened regional tensions. China's foreign vice-minister Ma Zhaoxu will chair the trilateral meeting on Friday,

Ties between Iran and Russia have deepened since the start of the Ukraine war in 2022. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Diplomats from Iran, China and Russia are going to hold a trilateral meeting in Beijing on March 14, the spokesperson for the Iranian Foreign Ministry said.

The Kremlin, asked on Monday if Russia had held consultations with Iran before or after Tehran responded to a letter from U.S. President Donald Trump urging the country to negotiate a nuclear deal, said Iran formulates its own policy positions.

Iran’s U.N. mission said it would be willing to discuss its nuclear program if talks were restricted to military concerns, after its supreme leader appeared to reject President Trump’s offer to start discussions.

Iran said it would consider negotiations with U.S. if talks were confined to concerns about the militarization of its nuclear program.