Wang telling Israel’s foreign minister Wednesday that China opposes the joint U.S. and Israel military action against Iran and that it must be halted immediately.

Chinese air force activity around Taiwan has fallen sharply in recent weeks, with ‌no flights at all in the past week, a sudden drop in what had been daily military manoeuvres that could signal Beijing is recalibrating its pressure on Taipei.

Iran launched a wave of missiles at Israel early on Thursday, sending millions of residents into bomb shelters as the ​U.S.-Israel war with Iran entered its sixth day and just hours after moves to halt the U.S. air assault were blocked in Washington

The US has told Americans to leave Iraq immediately as the country is plunged into a total blackout amid the escalating security crisis.

China will send a special envoy to the ​Middle East for mediation, Foreign ‌Minister Wang Yi told his Saudi Arabian and UAE counterparts on ​Wednesday according to statements ​from his ministry, as conflict ⁠in the region con

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards have tightened their grip on wartime decision‑making despite the loss of top commanders, senior sources say.

Russia and China’s top diplomats warned against the continued use of force in the Middle East, as the conflict deepens.

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps has claimed “complete control” of the Strait of Hormuz.

The UK is working with Ukrainian experts in Shahed drone attacks to support partners in the Gulf, the Foreign Secretary has said.

China has been pressuring Iranian officials behind closed doors to avoid taking any action that could jeopardise its energy shipments.

No chaos, everything is subordinated to the line agreed between the Kremlin and Beijing. There is no doubt about it.

At the moment, what we see is that the Iranian missiles are practically invulnerable, penetrating the airspace of the Persian Gulf countries, and the question is, where is the THAAD system, and where is the Patriot system?

There’s some risk the US will not be able to topple the regime, and will spend lives and billions to no purpose.

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