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Iran hedges bets on EU, China with focus on trade with neighbors

Beyond engaging with Europe and major global trading partners such as China, Iran is looking to its neighbors to blunt the impact of US sanctions.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif meets with European Commissioner for Energy and Climate, Miguel Arias Canete, in Tehran, Iran May 20, 2018. REUTERS/Alissa de Carbonnel - RC1C675026A0
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif meets with European Commissioner for Energy and Climate Miguel Arias Canete, in Tehran, Iran, May 20, 2018. — REUTERS/Alissa de Carbonnel

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