Chinese, Russian, and Iranian officials met on Friday and called for an end to U.S. sanctions on Tehran’s nuclear program and for a resumption of multinational talks on their program. The trio of countries “emphasized the necessity of terminating all unlawful unilateral sanctions,

Beijing sought to position itself as a key player in negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program, as President Trump called for talks with Tehran.

Chinese, Russian and Iranian diplomats met Friday for discussions, state media said, in a meeting Beijing hopes could restart long-delayed negotiations on Tehran's nuclear program.