2025 will be a ‘golden year’ in Iran-China relations:Araghchi
Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says 2025 will be “a golden year” for strengthening ties between Tehran and Beijing, highlighting upcoming high-level visits and summits that promise to deepen bilateral cooperation across multiple fields.
After meeting with his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, in Beijing, Araghchi said the discussions covered a wide range of issues, including the ongoing indirect negotiations between Iran and the United States.
In an interview with the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), Araghchi described the meeting with Wang as lengthy but highly significant, addressing almost all aspects of bilateral relations and international developments.
“We also discussed the type of cooperation Tehran and Beijing can pursue together in the future,” he added.
The minister praised Beijing’s constructive role in past negotiations that led to the signing of the 2015 nuclear deal. He expressed confidence that China, as “a friendly country and a problem solver,” will continue to play a positive role as Iran is engaged in indirect negotiations with the United States to reach a new deal.
Araghchi said he will approach the next round of negotiations, to be held in Oman on Saturday, seriously, but noted that progress will depend on the seriousness of the other side.
He said the indirect format of the negotiations has not posed any obstacles so far, but cautioned against “contradictory statements” from the United States in the media.
Iran remains “cautiously optimistic,” he said.
‘Iran and China united against hegemony and bullying’
Araghchi said he and the Chinese foreign minister also exchanged views on U.S. policies, including its global bullying and hegemonic behavior.
He said Wang shared “detailed explanations on the issue of tariffs” and how China has resisted such policies, highlighting shared positions between Tehran and Beijing in countering U.S. hegemony and intimidation.
Araghchi noted that the talks also addressed President Masoud Pezeshkian’s upcoming visit to China, as well as key summits and regular meetings between officials of both countries.
“Pezeshkian will undertake a bilateral visit and later attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in September, making 2025 a golden year for Iran-China relations,” he added.
Source: Marzieh Rahmani
US jets carry out more aggression against Yemen
The governorates of Sana”a and Sa”ada were the focal points of new strikes carried out Thursday morning.
In Sana”a, American warplanes carried out six airstrikes on the Barash area, east of Mount Nuqum, while hitting the mount itself with three more raids.
US aggression also targeted the eastern Al-Jarf neighborhood in Sana”a governorate’s Sha”ub district.
In the northwest, six US airstrikes hit the Sahlin area in the Al Salem District of Sa”ada governorate.
Three more raids struck north of the city of Sa”ada. The US also launched a series of airstrikes on Al-Hudaydah governorate, targeting the At-Tuhayta District with a series of raids.
Ma”rib governorate was also hit with an air raid. There are no immediate reports on possible casualties or damage.
The American aggression came hours after Yemen hit a vital Israeli target in Haifa, in the occupied territories, using a hypersonic ballistic missile.
A Yemeni drone also hit another vital Israeli target in the occupied Yaffa region.
Brigadier General Yahya Saree, spokesperson for Yemen’s military, stated on Wednesday that Yemeni forces had launched a hypersonic ballistic missile at a vital target in the city of Haifa, in the northern part of the occupied lands, in a fresh pro-Palestinian operation.
He said the projectile managed to penetrate through the skies over the territories as anti-air missile systems failed to intercept it.
Saree said the missile attack instilled fear and anxiety among illegal settlers, prompting tens of thousands of them to run toward bomb shelters.
Additionally, Yemeni drone units hit an Israeli target in the city of Tel Aviv with a domestically developed Yaffa unmanned aerial vehicle.
The spokesperson for the Yemeni army stated that his fellow servicemen will continue their pro-Palestinian operations until the ongoing aggression against the Gaza Strip ceases and the tight blockade is completely lifted.
In response to Israeli atrocities in Gaza and US-UK aggression against Yemen, the Yemeni Armed Forces have launched a series of attacks targeting Israeli, American, and British interests in the Red Sea and surrounding areas.
As the genocidal war against Gaza intensified, the Yemenis implemented a strategic blockade of key maritime routes, aiming to disrupt the flow of military supplies to their adversaries and exert pressure on the international community to address the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
The Yemeni Armed Forces have said the attacks will not end until Israel halts its ground and aerial offensives in Gaza.
MNA/Press TV
Source: Marzieh Rahmani
Source gives details of upcoming Iran-US talks
Iran and the US have held two rounds of talks in Oman and Italy in the past two weeks with the purpose of reaching a deal on Iran’s nuclear program and the removal of sanctions on Tehran.
An informed source told Tasnim on Wednesday that the next round of talks, slated for Muscat on April 26, will be held both at the level of experts and senior negotiators, but not simultaneously.
The Iranian and American experts will first hold indirect negotiations on Saturday before conveying the results of their talks to the high-profile representatives, the source said.
The technical negotiations will precede high-level talks that will be co-chaired by Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi and the US president’s special envoy Steve Witkoff, the source added, saying the top negotiators will discuss the agreements and conclusions achieved in the expert talks.
Source: Marzieh Rahmani