Iran’s FM: Is China the stabilising factor the Middle East needs?

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian discusses his province’s east-facing foreign policy.

Since taking office in 2021, President Ebrahim Raisi has pushed for a foreign policy focused on the Eastern Hemisphere while developing closer ties with Iran’s neighbors.

Evidence of this is an agreement signed in Beijing in early March for Iran to restore diplomatic ties with Saudi Arabia.

But Iran remains heavily sanctioned by the West as the long process to revive the landmark 2015 nuclear deal has largely stalled.

So, how important is this deal to restoring ties with its old regional rival?

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian talks to Al Jazeera.