China urges US, Iran to cease hostilities, resume dialogue

China on Thursday voiced “deep concern” over escalating tensions in the Middle East, urging the US and Iran to halt hostilities, return to dialogue and pursue a political solution amid fears that full-scale conflict could resume, Anadolu reports. “The achievements made through negotiations have been hard-won, and the resumption of hostilities serves the interests of no party. The sovereignty, security and territorial integrity of countries in the region should be respected and upheld,” Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian told reporters in Beijing. He was responding to questions about reports that the US is deploying additional military equipment, including aircraft carriers and fighter jets, to the region, that a full-scale war against Iran may resume in the coming days, and that multiple […]