A state-run Chinese newspaper says it is “wishful thinking” to expect that Beijing will join a US-led naval mission purportedly aimed at protecting shipping lanes in the Persian Gulf. The Global Times reported that the US bid to form a coalition of escorting vessels through the Strait of Hormuz is ...
Israel and the United Arab Emirates held secret meetings arranged by the US in recent months to share information and coordinate efforts to counter what they see as the “increasing threat posed by Iran”, Wall Street Journal quoted US officials familiar with the clandestine diplomacy as saying. The meetings were ...
