China, Iran sign 25-year ‘strategic pact’ Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, right, and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi, posing for photos at the start of their meeting in Tehran, Iran, on March 27. | Photo Credit: AP. China and Iran on Saturday signed what was described as a 25-year "strategic cooperation pact”, during Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi's on-going six-nation tour to West Asia. The deal, which has been in the works for five years, was signed between Mr. Wang and his Iranian counterpart Javad Zarif, Agence France-Press reported from Tehran. Mr. Wang is visiting Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Iran, the UAE, Bahrain and Oman. 15 NEWS INTERNATIONAL INTERNATIONAL China, Iran sign 25-year ‘strategic pact’ Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, right, and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi, posing for photos at the start of their meeting in Tehran, Iran, on March 27. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, right, and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi, pos...