Speaking at Wednesday's Al Mayadeens The Grand Standoff, Professor Mohammad Marandi said Iran "wants the Russians and Chinese to be more involved in West Asia," arguing that their approach to the region is fundamentally different from Washington's.
He described China as a country with "clean hands" in West Asia, and emphasized that it has "never invaded any country in our region or occupied territory, carried out coups or waged war" against regional countries.
Marandi also pointed to China's economic interests and the impact of the US war on its access to oil through the Strait of Hormuz.
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