China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi has said the joint U.S.–Israeli military offensive against Iran should “never have happened,” calling for an immediate end to hostilities and a return to diplomacy.
Speaking at a press conference in Beijing, Wang warned that the use of military force would not resolve the crisis in the region.
“Military means will never resolve the problem. A strong fist does not mean strong reason. The world cannot return to the law of the jungle,” he said.
Wang also said China opposes any attempts to destabilise the Iranian government, adding that efforts aimed at regime change would only further inflame tensions in the region.
His remarks come as the conflict between the United States, Israel and Iran continues to escalate following joint U.S.–Israeli strikes on Iranian targets, prompting retaliatory missile and drone attacks by Tehran across the region. (Newswire)
