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Iranian trade with China on the rise

China is focused on improving its economic ties with Iran as opposed to security cooperation.

Conservative and reformist newspapers in Tehran on Sept. 18, 2021.
Conservative and Reformist newspapers in Tehran on Sept. 18, 2021, showed rare unity in welcoming the results of a conference in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, where members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization endorsed Iran's future membership in the bloc while Iran hailed its acceptance into a China and Russia-led bloc, an eastward turn it sees as opening access to major world markets and a counter to crippling Western sanctions. — ATTA KENARE/AFP via Getty Images

Iranian state media today reported a significant increase in the Islamic Republic’s trade with China. 

Iranian exports to China rose 31% from January to June of 2022, reaching around $4.1 billion. Chinese exports to Iran also increased 16%, amounting to approximately $4.2 billion, the official Islamic Republic News Agency reported

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