Weeks after his country was battered by waves of Israeli strikes and the US bombed three of its prized nuclear facilities, ...

"Strengthening air defense capabilities is clearly an urgent priority for Iran at the moment," expert Hongda Fan told ...

“If the Middle East is unstable, the world will not be at peace,” Chinese President Xi Jinping said June 19. “If the conflict escalates further, not only will the conflicting parties suffer greater ...

China, unlike the U.S. with Israel, made no indication that it would step in to militarily assist its longtime friend Iran. Instead, the Asian nation, which has in recent years tried to position ...

Through the 12 days of the recent Israel-Iran conflict, China moved quickly to position itself as a potential mediator and voice of reason amid a spiralling regional crisis. The day after Israel ...

Hi readers, The 12-day war that erupted after Israel struck inside Iran on June 13 — triggering retaliation from Tehran and a brief US entry into the fighting — shook oil markets and threatened to ...

China is closely watching whether Israel and Iran can broker a ceasefire. Beijing gets much of its crude oil imports from Iran through a "dark fleet" of vessels to evade American sanctions.

When Israel attacked Iran nearly two weeks ago, the Chinese government, a longtime friend of Iran, jumped into action — at least, when it came to words. It condemned the attacks. Its leader, Xi ...

China’s approach to the Israel-Iran war showed that it wanted to “avoid direct confrontation with the U.S.,” Lin, ... But Trump has moved the U.S. position back towards uncertainty. Trump is ...

Through the 12 days of the recent Israel-Iran conflict, China moved quickly to position itself as a potential mediator and voice of reason amid a spiralling regional crisis. The day after Israel ...