In this episode we discuss the Iran-China 25-Year Cooperation Program, also dubbed the Sino-Iranian Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.

The deal signed between China and Iran on 27th March 2021 will further develop Iran-China relations, and is expected to boost their long-standing economic and political alliance. We are joined by Dr Alam Saleh, a Lecturer in Iranian Studies at the ANU’s Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies. Dr Saleh is a Council Member of the British Society for Middle Eastern Studies and Reviews Editor for the British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies. Dr Saleh has also been engaged with policy practitioners and external professional bodies, such as the U.K. Ministry of Defence, NATO, and European Council on Foreign Relations. Additionally, Dr Saleh has consulted for Transparency International Defence and Security, UNICEF, and the BBC.