US president blasted Spain for denying access to its military bases for his bombing campaign, but boasts of ‘good relationship with China’.
The US just took out two China-friendly leaders in two months. Why has Beijing done very little about it?
In quick succession, US President Donald Trump has taken out two of Beijing’s closest allies: Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
Why China Is Doing So Little to Help a Friend Under Fire
Beijing sees risks in offering more than rhetorical support despite its longstanding friendship with the regime in Iran.
China’s Foreign Minister Tells Israeli Counterpart That Attacks on Iran Must End
BEIJING, March 3 (Reuters) – China opposes the military strikes launched by Israel and the U.S. against Iran and demands an immediate cessation of hostilities, Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his …
Live updates: Iran begins mourning Khamenei and hits U.S. sites in the Gulf as Israel targets Tehran’s new leadership
Follow live updates and the latest news coverage as Iran begins funeral proceedings for Supreme Leader Khamenei, Trump and Israel strike Tehran, and U.S. targets across the Middle East face attacks.
Live updates: Iran moves to pick new supreme leader, Israel says he will be ‘a target for elimination’
Across Iran’s capital, explosions rang out overnight as the U.S. and Israel pounded Iran with airstrikes. Iran and its allies have hit back against Israel and neighboring Gulf states.
Israel launches new strikes on Iran as US identifies first American soldiers killed in conflict
The four US Army reserve soldiers were killed in a drone strike in Kuwait on Sunday, one day after the US and Israel began the operation.
How Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran’s new supreme leader, built a £100-million global property empire
Amid the Iran war, senior clerics have appointed Mojtaba Khamenei, the second son of the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as the next supreme leader. The 56-year-old, who has kept a relatively low-profile …
Attack on Iran jolts Pakistan’s economy
Pakistan, which has long lived amid regional instability, finds itself once again on the periphery of a major geopolitical conflict, increasingly described by analysts as carrying the risk of wider …
Why has the UAE closed its stock exchanges?
Authorities have shut main exchanges in Abu Dhabi and Dubai amid ongoing fallout of US-Israeli attacks on Iran.