trump and putin Russia Ukraine talksUS President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin (AP Photo)

US Iran War News LIVE: Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said Moscow remains committed to resolving the conflict through political and diplomatic means and would provide assistance if asked by the parties involved. Speaking to Russia’s state news agency TASS, Ryabkov welcomed renewed efforts by Washington and Tehran to resume negotiations and also praised Pakistan’s role in mediation and stabilisation efforts aimed at achieving a lasting peace.

Iran’s fresh warning to US, Israel: Iran’s Revolutionary Guards issued a fresh warning to the United States and Israel, stating that the war will spread “far beyond region” if Washington and Tel Aviv resume attacks on the Islamic Republic. “If the aggression against Iran is repeated, the promised regional war will this time spread far beyond the region, and our devastating blows will crush you,” the Guards said in a statement on their website Sepah News.

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Xi Jinping calls further Middle East hostilities ‘inadvisable’ in meeting with Putin: Chinese President Xi Jinping called further hostilities in the Middle East “inadvisable” and urged a comprehensive ceasefire during a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Beijing, reported state media. “A comprehensive ceasefire is of utmost urgency, resuming hostilities is even more inadvisable and maintaining negotiations is particularly important,” Xi told Putin, according to Xinhua news agency.

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