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China Condemns US Starting 'Vicious Cycle' Of 'Chaos' In Attacking Iran Chinese Special Envoy to the Middle East Zhai Jun has said at a briefing after his ​shuttle-diplomacy trip that included recent stops in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait that the US-Israeli operation against Iran must immediately cease or else a "vicious cycle" toward destabilizing the region and disrupt global trade would persist. "Should hostilities continue to escalate and the situation deteriorate further, the entire region will be plunged into chaos. The use of force will only lead to a...

US Fighter Jet Downed In Iran, Large Aerial Search Underway For Crew Iranian media has announced that national forces have shot down a US fighter jet, and a US search and rescue effort is is active over Iran in an effort to locate two crew. Israeli media as well as Axios are also reporting it, with emerging photos and videos suggesting it is an F-15 fighter jet. "Iranian state media published pictures and videos that allegedly show parts of the downed plane and one of the ejection seats," Axios writes. Photos initially...

Trump To Declare Iran War Wind-Down As Iranian President Issues Open Letter To Americans Summary Trump to declare Iran war is winding down and others need to resolve Hormuz Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has released an open letter to the American people, questioning whether Washington is truly putting “America First” or merely acting as a “proxy for Israel” willing to fight “to the last American soldier.” Air defenses have been activated in Dubai, taking out 5 ballistic missiles and 35 drones launched from Iran Iran's new Ayatollah tweets "I emphatically declare that the consistent policy of...