China, Russia and Iran hold talks in Beijing as Trump pushes for new nuclear deal with Tehran

China is hosting diplomats from Iran and Russia for talks on Tehran’s nuclear program Friday as Beijing aims to position itself as a power broker on an issue seen internationally as a pressing security concern, Report informs via CNN.

China’s Executive Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu sat down with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov and Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi in the Chinese capital for a meeting “on the Iranian nuclear issue,” state media reported.

The talks come as countries face pressure to find diplomatic solutions – or trigger a return to sanctions – as a key deadline from a 2015 Iran nuclear deal looms.

President Donald Trump, who pulled the United States out of that agreement during his first term in office, is also pushing for a new deal, while European powers have held multiple rounds of talks with Tehran in recent months on the issue.