Overview
- In a Thursday call, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper that both countries share responsibility as UN Security Council members and renewed a ceasefire call for the Middle East.
- Wang said prolonged fighting harms regional peace and directly affects energy, finance, trade and shipping, urging all sides to halt military operations and resolve differences through dialogue.
- Beijing condemned the Israeli strike that killed Iran’s national security chief Ali Larijani, calling the attack unacceptable.
- UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Britain will take necessary action to defend allies without entering a wider war and is working with partners on a viable plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz while ruling out a NATO mission.
- President Trump voiced disappointment with what he described as insufficient British support in the conflict.