WATCH: China MOFA Demands US & Iran Cease Strikes After Flashing Escalation in Middle East

By Times Now World

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The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued an urgent diplomatic warning on Wednesday, calling on both the United States and Iran to immediately exercise strategic restraint and halt escalating retaliatory military actions following a series of aggressive overnight exchanges. Speaking during a regular press briefing in Beijing, MOFA Spokesperson Lin Jian firmly rejected the use of unilateral military force, warning that reigniting the flames of a regional war does not serve any global or domestic security interests. The sudden diplomatic friction transpires directly after U.S. Central Command unleashed a massive wave of offensive strikes hitting over 80 domestic Iranian positions—including missile facilities, air defenses, and maritime assets in the Strait of Hormuz—placing severe pressure on a fragile regional ceasefire framework. While Chinese officials separately deflected technical inquiries regarding upcoming bilateral maritime shipping talks with Panama scheduled for mid-July,

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