Iran president to attend June summit in China of Asian leaders

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani will attend next month's meeting in China of the leaders of countries belonging to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, the Chinese foreign ministry announced Monday.Russian President Vladimir Putin is also planning to attend the summit to be held June 9-10 in the eastern Chinese city of Qingdao, the ministry said.Iran is currently an observer member of the regional bloc, although it has long sought full membership.Earlier this month, U.S. President Donald Trump announced he was withdrawing the United States from a 2015 nuclear agreement meant to prevent I…READ FULL ARTICLE