SpaceWar.com reports: “China called on Thursday for a ‘diplomatic’ resolution to the Iran nuclear issue as it prepared to host diplomats from Tehran and Moscow for talks.

The United States withdrew from a landmark deal, which had imposed curbs on Iran’s nuclear programme in return for sanctions relief, during President Donald Trump’s first term.

Tehran adhered to the 2015 deal for a year after Washington’s withdrawal but then began rolling back its commitments.

Efforts to revive the pact have since faltered.

Beijing is set to host Russia and Iran — both key diplomatic partners — on Friday for trilateral talks on Tehran’s nuclear programme.

‘In the current situation, we believe that all parties should maintain calm and restraint to avoid escalating the Iran nuclear situation, or even walking towards confrontation and conflict,’ foreign ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning told a regular briefing.

The meeting will be attended by China’s Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov and Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi, Beijing has said…”