Iran Seeks an Edge as Diplomacy Builds Toward Possible War Deal
Iranians are seen at Suru Beach in Bandar Abbas along the Strait of Hormuz in an image from Iran's ISNA news agency on April 24.
Photographer: Razieh Poudat/ISNA/AFP/Getty ImagesA flurry of diplomatic activity in the last 24 hours suggests the US and Iran are making a fresh push to end their two-month war. Beyond the spotlight, leaders in Iran are making sure to tend to alliances with Russia and China along the way.
On Wednesday, Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi flew to China ahead of President Donald Trump’s planned summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping next week. Late last month, he was in Russia for talks with President Vladimir Putin.