Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said Wednesday his government wants to expand cooperation with China, its largest trading partner, state media IRNA reported.
The remarks were made in Tehran during a visit from China’s defense minister, Wei Fenghe, who said the visit was aimed at “improving the strategic defense cooperation” between the two countries.
Iran and China have increased their military ties in recent years, with their navies visiting each other’s ports and holding joint naval drills in the Indian Ocean.
Raisi on Wednesday described the ties between the two countries as “strategic.” He said that closer cooperation between Tehran and Beijing can confront what he describes as U.S. unilateralism.
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