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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani will be in China in June for a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, a "China and Russia-led security bloc," Reuters reports.

The big picture: The summit is "aimed at avoiding disruption of joint projects," per Reuters, after the U.S. pulled out of the Iran deal. 

Iranian president meeting with China over nuclear deal

The meeting is to avoid disruptions of "joint projects" between the two countries.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. Photo: Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images

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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani will be in China in June for a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, a &quot;China and Russia-led security bloc,&quot; <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Reuters reports." data-vars-click-url="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-sco-iran/china-to-host-iran-to-avoid-project-disruption-amid-nuclear-deal-doubt-idUSKCN1IT04K" data-vars-content-id="9e3b2186-360a-47d5-8ef1-9e0a8970683c" data-vars-headline="Iranian president meeting with China over nuclear deal" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-sco-iran/china-to-host-iran-to-avoid-project-disruption-amid-nuclear-deal-doubt-idUSKCN1IT04K" target="_blank">Reuters reports.</a>The big picture: The summit is &quot;aimed at avoiding disruption of joint projects,&quot; per Reuters, after the U.S. pulled out of the Iran deal.

China is becoming the most formidable rival America has faced, and the risk of confrontation with Russia, North Korea or Iran still looms. Authoritarians are rising, the chaotic Afghanistan exit revealed the limits of U.S. power, and the pandemic, climate change and other critical challenges continue to pose grave threats.

Iranian president meeting with China over nuclear deal

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