(L-R) Russia's President Vladimir Putin walks with China's President Xi Jinping and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un, and behind them on the left is Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian. (AFP)
From left... Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov, Chinese Deputy Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu, and Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi during a press conference after their meeting in Beijing on Mar. 14, 2025. (Photo: AP)
A Chinese army soldier sits with a weapon on an armored fighting vehicle during the Golden Dragon military exercise in Cambodia, May 30, 2024. (Photo: AP)
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth (L) shakes hands with Japanese PM Shigeru Ishiba at the prime minister's office in Tokyo Sunday, March 30, 2025. (Photo: AP)
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning gesture during a daily briefing at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs office in Beijing, China, April 6, 2023. (Photo: AP)
This photo provided, Jan. 21, 2022, by the Iranian Army, navy members train a scenario of release of a ship held hostage in a joint naval drill of Iran, Russia and China in the Indian Ocean. (Photo: Iranian Army via AP)
A banana artwork composed of a fresh banana stuck to a wall with duct tape is seen before being eaten by Chinese-born crypto founder Justin Sun in Hong Kong on Nov. 29, 2024. (Photo: AFP)
