For Iran's clerical leaders, engaging with the "Great Satan" to hammer out a nuclear deal and ease crippling sanctions may for once be the lesser of two evils. Though it harbours deep mistrust of the United States,

China, Iran and Russia called for diplomacy over “pressure and threats” and an end to “all illegal unilateral sanctions” following talks on Tehran’s nuclear program Friday in Beijing, Chinese state media said.

Representatives from the three nations, China, Iran, and Russia met in Beijing on Friday to discuss their nuclear ambitions.

As Trump attempts to force Iran's hand into renegotiating a nuclear deal, Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has rebuffed the U.S.' pressuring tactics. But for the country's clerical leaders,