Russia, China, and Iran have joined forces to call on the United States to lift the heavy sanctions placed on Iran. The three nations stated that these penalties are “unlawful” and should be removed immediately.

Representatives of China, Russia and Iran called for an end to U.S. sanctions on Iran over its rapidly advancing nuclear program and a restart to multinational talks on the issue.

BEIJING: China urged an end to "illegal" sanctions on Iran as it hosted diplomats from that country and Russia on Friday (Mar 14) for talks Beijing hopes will restart long-stalled negotiations on Tehran's nuclear programme.