BEHIND THE LINES: Tehran’s accession to full membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Org. reflects deepening ties.
IRAN’S FOREIGN MINISTER Mohammad Javad Zarif and China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi bump elbows during the signing ceremony of a 25-year cooperation agreement, in Tehran, in March.(photo credit: MAJID ASGARIPOUR/WANA/REUTERS)ByJONATHAN SPYER
