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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar

Russia and China call for end to Iran sanctions as Trump pushes for nuclear deal

Russia's deputy foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov, left, with China's vice foreign minister Ma Zhaoxu and Iran's deputy foreign minister Kazem Gharibabadi hold a press conference after their meeting in Beijing on 14 March 2025 - (Getty)

Russia, China and Iran are calling for an end to sanctions as the West scrambles to find a diplomatic path to halting Tehran’s suspected nuclear ambitions.

Senior diplomats from Russia, China and Iran met in Beijing on Friday for a discussion on Tehran's nuclear programme after the West dialled up pressure on the Islamic Republic for allegedly inching closer to making a nuclear bomb.

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