While China and Saudi Arabia seek to 'enhance the mutual trust and friendly relations' between their armed forces, a U.N. arms embargo on Iran is set to expire next October.
China has launched military drills alongside Saudi Arabia, and the United States believes it will soon sell weapons to Iran as well—signaling Beijing's strengthening ties to two sides of a tense rivalry in the Persian Gulf.
Members of the Saudi Royal Navy's Western Fleet Special Forces and the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy Sea Dragon Commandos attend the opening ceremony of the Blue Sword 2019 joint exercise at King Faisal Naval Base in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia in this photo shared November 17.As President Donald Trump's administration wages its self-styled"maximum pressure" campaign, U.S.
Today, Tehran continues to count on Beijing as its top trade partner, an economic lifeline in the face of Washington's intense sanctions. China has also offered Iran political support in hold the U.S. nuclear deal exit responsible for Iran reducing its nuclear deal commitments, and for the bouts of unrest that have erupted since in the Persian Gulf region, where the Trump administration has blamed the Islamic Republic for attacks on oil tankers and Saudi oil facilities.
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