"China opposes the development and deployment of regional and global missile defence systems by a certain country that undermine strategic stability, and China opposes the deployment of land-based intermediate-range ballistic missiles by the same country in the neighbourhood of other countries," Wang said.
The past five rounds of the Vienna talks to revive the 2015 nuclear deal led to an agreement over the removal of some 1,000 U.S. sanctions on Iran, but about 500 others are still in dispute, parliamentary sources were quoted as saying by semi-official Tasnim News Agency on Wednesday.
The figure was offered by the head of the Iranian negotiating team, Abbas Araqchi, in a meeting in the afternoon with the Iranian parliament s Foreign Policy Committee, said Ebrahim Azizi, a member of the committee.
The next round of talks between delegations from Iran and the P4+1, namely Britain, China, France, Russia plus Germany, is scheduled to begin later this week.
United States denies Iran claims of prisoner deal; UK plays it down
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Last Updated: May 03, 2021, 02:00 PM IST
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But any movement between the two countries is particularly sensitive as the Biden administration looks to restart nuclear talks. A 2015 atomic accord between the nations included prisoner exchanges.
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The United States and Iran are in active talks over the release of prisoners, a person familiar with the discussions said Sunday as Washington denied a report by Iranian state-run television that deals had been struck.
Prisoner swaps between the US and Iran are not uncommon and both countries in recent years have routinely sought the release of detainees.
United States officials in Mideast to reassure jittery allies over Iran
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Last Updated: May 03, 2021, 04:00 PM IST
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The United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and other Gulf allies, excluded from Obama-era nuclear negotiations, have repeatedly pressed for a seat at the table, insisting that any return to the accord must address Iran s ballistic missile program and support for regional proxies.
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U.S. Senator Chris Coons, left, looks at Senator Chris Van Hollen during a press briefing in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Monday, May 3, 2021
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Top Biden administration officials and U.S. senators crisscrossed the Middle East on Monday, seeking to assuage growing unease among Gulf Arab partners over America s re-engagement with Iran and other policy shifts in the region.
Ben ReynoldsWriter and Foreign Policy Analyst in New York
In late March 2021, China and Iran finally signed a 25-year cooperation agreement known as the China-Iran Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. While final details were not publicly released and the agreement is not binding, its contours could prove significant. China has reportedly offered to invest as much as $400 billion in Iran over the course of 25 years more than an eight-fold increase over the pace of investment in the previous decade. The balance of power in the Middle East will not shift overnight, nor is China likely to jettison its partnerships with Iran’s regional rivals, but such a deal could prove a vital lifeline to Iran’s struggling economy. The ultimate fate of this long-term proposal will be tested by two crucial factors: China’s willingness to stick by its pledges in the face of international pressure, and the Iranian government’s ability to overcome domestic fears about ceding the nation’s soverei