Trilateral Meeting Between Iran, China and Russia
On Tuesday, a trilateral meeting is set to take place between Iran, China, and Russia. The primary focus of the discussions will be on Tehran’s nuclear programme and the potential risk of sanctions being reimposed. This announcement was made by Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei on Monday.
The meeting is scheduled to occur just before renewed nuclear talks with France, Germany, and the UK — collectively known as the E3 nations — which are set for this Friday in Istanbul. These three European countries, along with China and Russia, are the remaining parties to the 2015 nuclear deal. This agreement involved lifting sanctions on Iran in exchange for restrictions on its nuclear programme.
However, the deal began to unravel in 2018 when the United States, under President Donald Trump, withdrew from it and started reimposing certain sanctions. Since then, Iran has progressively increased its nuclear activities, including uranium enrichment up to 60%, which is a step closer to weapon-grade nuclear materials, or 90% enrichment of uranium.
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European countries have warned that they may trigger the 2015 deal’s “snapback” mechanism, which would allow sanctions to be reimposed if there is non-compliance by Tehran. France, Germany, and the UK have specifically indicated that they would do so if there is no progress on nuclear talks by the end of August.
Baghaei stated that Iran is “continuously coordinating” with Beijing and Moscow on how to prevent the snapback mechanism or “to mitigate its consequences.” This collaboration highlights the strategic importance of the relationship between Iran, China, and Russia in the context of international relations and nuclear policy.
No Plan for Renewed Talks with Washington
In a letter addressed to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stated that the three European nations lack “any legal, political and moral standing” to invoke such mechanisms. He also accused France, Germany, and the UK of failing to uphold their commitments under the deal.
Baghaei added that “the European parties have been at fault and negligent in implementing” the nuclear agreement. Furthermore, he noted that “we have no plan for talks with America, under the current situation.”
The upcoming talks on Friday will be the first since a ceasefire following a 12-day conflict waged by Israel against Iran in June. This conflict also saw the US strike three major nuclear facilities in Iran. Nearly 1,100 people were killed in Iran, including dozens of military commanders and nuclear scientists. A total of 28 civilians were killed in Israel.
Iran has consistently maintained that its nuclear activities aim at peaceful purposes. Baghaei emphasized during his briefing on Monday that “the agenda is clear: removal of the sanctions and issues related to Iran’s peaceful nuclear programme.”
Tehran has also been a key ally of Russia in its all-out war against Ukraine, providing the Kremlin with domestically produced Shahed suicide drones. This alliance underscores the complex geopolitical dynamics at play in the region and the broader international arena.
