China Daily 中国日报 International mediation urgently needed in US-Iran confrontation

The risk of an all-out war in the #MiddleEast is surging but remains contained, as neither Washington nor Tehran seeks a protracted conflict. However, a “retaliation loop” risks a fatal miscalculation. In an interview with China Daily, Cheng Xizhong, senior fellow at the Charhar Institute, noted that the #US is using stalled nuclear talks as a pretext to strike Iranian facilities, driven by a triple agenda. He warned that without swift international mediation, the region faces protracted turmoil. #Iran

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