The escalating Middle East conflict opens a new front for China-Russia cooperation, and an opportunity for Beijing to assert its narrative of resistance against perceived American hegemony.
Iran’s parliament has approved potential closure of Strait of Hormuz in response to US strikes on Iranian nuclear sites, but country’s top security body is yet to take final call.
Natanz has Iran’s largest nuclear facility, Isfahan is where all the science is centred, while the Fordow underground facility has been Tehran’s most well-preserved secret.
The strikes in the early hours targeted Iran's nuclear sites in Natanz, Isfahan, and Fordow. Fardow is Iran's main enrichment location for uranium enrichment to 60 per cent.
In about two weeks, as White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced, Trump would take a final call on the nature of the United States’ involvement in the Israel-Iran conflict.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
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