HONG KONG (Reuters) -China said the United States’ attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities has damaged its credibility and it was concerned that the situation “may go out of control”, its state broadcaster reported, following a U.N. Security Council meeting on Sunday. President Donald Trump said the … Source link
The US will remain focused on containing China in the Indo-Pacific, despite short-term deployment distractions caused by its direct involvement in the Israel-Iran conflict, according to analysts. Before the strikes, the United States had repositioned forces for the conflict, including shifting assets away from the Indo-Pacific. Last week, the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz cancelled a…
NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Nicole Grajewski of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace about the role Russia and China could play in de-escalating the Iran-Israel conflict. AYESHA RASCOE, HOST: The repercussions of last night’s U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities stretch far beyond the borders of Iran, Israel and the region. Moscow and Beijing…
From robots dancing the Yangko, a traditional folk dance, during China’s 2025 Spring Festival Gala, to bone-crushing combat mechs in the arena and all-terrain robotic dogs that carry humans, the creations of Chinese firm Unitree Robotics never fail to astonish with their boundary-pushing features. “Within the next year or two, robots will acquire generalized capabilities…
Moscow warned Sunday that several nations are prepared to supply Tehran with nuclear weapons, as Russia and China condemned America’s attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities. Dmitry Medvedev, who serves as deputy head of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s Security Council, claimed Saturday’s US airstrike — the first to use 15-ton GBU-57 “bunker-buster” bombs in combat —…
Jacquelyn Martin/Pool/Reuters The United States calls on the Chinese authorities to convince Iran not to close the Strait of Hormuz, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Fox News, News.Az reports citing the TASS. “Well, I encourage the Chinese government in Beijing to call them (the Iranians – TASS) about that, because they heavily depend…
HELSINKI — China launched the ChinaSat-9C communications satellite Friday to replace an aging, foreign-built predecessor and boost domestic broadcasting capabilities. A Long March 3B lifted off at 8:37 a.m. Eastern (1237 UTC) June 20 from Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China. The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) announced launch success under an…
China is publicly “deeply concerned” about events in the Middle East but privately is probably celebrating. America is off to war again, and China will be the winner as it has been for two decades. Throughout China’s rise as an industrial power since it joined the World Trade Organization on December 11, 2001 — exactly…
Following the United States’ military strike on Iranian nuclear facilities amid the ongoing Iran-Israel war, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth blamed the Biden administration for driving Iran, North Korea, and China into closer strategic alignment. In a press briefing after the operation, Hegseth did not rule out the possibility that the three countries could coordinate…
Pakistan says US strikes on Iran nuclear sites violate international law, IAEA statute ISLAMABAD: The United States (US) airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities violate international law and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) statute, the Pakistan prime minister’s office said on Sunday, as experts warned of their economic and security implications for Islamabad. …