China, Israel and Iran
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Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun responded to several questions related to the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran on Monday press conference, emphasizing that Chinese side will continue to communicate with relevant parties,
Israel's "preemptive" strikes on Iran violate key principles of international law, and the deliberate targeting of nuclear scientists covered by humanitarian law could amount to unlawful killing, experts said.
China and Russia have urged their citizens to leave Israel immediately amid escalating conflict with Iran. Both embassies cited worsening security, civilian casualties, and closed airspace. China advised exiting via Jordan,
President Donald Trump's eventful week included securing a preliminary trade deal with China, deploying National Guard troops to Los Angeles, and responding to Israel's strikes on Iran.
China's embassy in Israel on Tuesday urged its citizens to leave the country "as soon as possible", after Israel and Iran traded heavy strikes. "The Chinese mission in Israel reminds Chinese nationals to leave the country as soon as possible via land border crossings,
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The USS Nimitz and its carrier strike group are steaming west from the Pacific as part of an overall buildup of US military firepower
As the Iran-Israel conflict intensifies, the U.S. deploys the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier along with support tankers to bolster military readiness.
Iranian officials have warned that U.S. participation in an attack on its facilities will imperil any chance of the nuclear disarmament deal the president insists he is still interested in pursuing.
The evacuation calls have heightened fears that the ongoing conflict between Iran and Israel could spiral into a full-scale war.