US attacks on Iran risk global conflict, Russia and China warn | Israel-Iran conflict News

US attacks on Iran risk global conflict, Russia and China warn | Israel-Iran conflict News

Russia called the US strikes on Iran ‘unjustified’ and ‘unprovoked’, while China warned they ‘set a bad precedent’. Russia and China have strongly condemned US attacks on Iranian nuclear sites, warning they could drag the world into a broader war and set a dangerous international precedent. The reactions came just hours before Iran launched missiles…

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Iran’s foreign minister heading to Russia to meet with Putin after US strikes – POLITICO

Iran’s foreign minister heading to Russia to meet with Putin after US strikes – POLITICO

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Sunday announced he will travel to Moscow in the coming hours for urgent talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, shortly after the United States launched airstrikes against three Iranian nuclear sites.  Araghchi emphasized the “strategic partnership” between Iran and Russia. “We always consult with each other and coordinate our…

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Column: How I spent my summer vacation — watching America lean into autocracy

Column: How I spent my summer vacation — watching America lean into autocracy

For years we’ve read stories about antidemocratic countries abroad — supreme leaders acting with impunity, masked agents rounding up residents, troops in the streets, crackdowns on peaceful protests, intimidation and arrests of opposition figures, show-of-force military parades and political assassinations. For a time this month, I was abroad. And the antidemocratic country I was reading…

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