A senior Iranian Foreign Ministry official and nuclear negotiator traveled to Beijing on Wednesday amid a rapid uptick of diplomatic contacts among Iranian, Chinese and Russian officials as Iran and the United States prepare for renewed talks on Friday.  

What happened: Kazem Gharibabadi, Iran’s deputy foreign minister for legal and international affairs, left for Beijing on Wednesday, according to Iranian state news agency IRNA. While there, he will hold consultations “with senior Chinese officials,” IRNA wrote, without specifying which officials he will be meeting with.  

Gharibabadi is set to “convey a message” from Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian to Chinese President Xi Jinping during the visit.  

The Iranian diplomat has played a key role in Iran’s nuclear file,........

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