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,

Representatives of China, Russia and Iran have 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.

Iran would consider negotiations with the U.S. if the aim of the talks was to address concerns regarding any potential militarization of its nuclear program, Iran's U.N. mission said on Sunday in a post on X.

The meeting came days after Iran rebuffed President Trump's proposal for nuclear talks. Trump sent a letter calling for Iran to either enter into negotiations or face possible military action.

Iran says it would consider negotiations with the United States if talks were confined to concerns about the militarization of the country’s nuclear program.

President Donald Trump said Friday he would "prefer to make a deal" with Iran rather than use military force to reach an outcome on that country's nuclear program.

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei decried “bullying governments” in an apparent response to a letter the White House sent to Iran earlier in the week.

Following Trump's demands for nuclear talks with Tehran, China and Russia have stood by Iran's right to use nuclear energy after a Friday meeting in Beijing.

Trump indicated the military would "have to do something" if Iran does not accept a deal that prevents it from developing a nuclear weapon.