Iran, China Agree to Deepen Strategic Cooperation Through Multilateral Alliances

The Iranian and Chinese leaders on Aug. 24 vowed to further enhance their countries’ strategic partnership through BRICS.

In this file photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi (R) and Chinese leader Xi Jinping pose for a photo on the sidelines of a meeting at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on Sept. 16, 2022. Shen Hong/Xinhua via AP, File

The Iranian and Chinese leaders on Aug. 24 vowed to enhance their countries’ strategic partnership and promote “multilateralism” development amid Iran’s recent inclusion in BRICS.

The announcement came after a meeting between Chinese regime leader Xi Jinping and his Iranian counterpart, Ebrahim Raisi, on the sidelines of the 15th BRICS summit in Johannesburg.