“If the Middle East is unstable, the world will not be at peace,” Chinese President Xi Jinping said Thursday. “If the conflict escalates further, not only will the conflicting parties suffer greater losses, but regional countries will also suffer greatly.”

Afghanistan is in discussions with Russia to import certain foodstuffs as the conflict between Israel and Iran, one of its largest trading partners, risked cutting off supplies, its agriculture minister told Reuters.

Britain’s foreign secretary said he met at the White House with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and envoy Steve Witkoff to discuss the potential for a deal that could cool the conflict.

CNN’s Donie O’Sullivan reports on President Donald Trump’s loyalists being at odds over whether to go to war with Iran.

As Trump weighs next steps on Iran, there's a big debate among MAGA figures like Steve Bannon, Tucker Carlson and MTG over potential military action.

The US’ Middle East envoy and Iran’s foreign minister have spoken several times in the last week in a bid to find a diplomatic off-ramp, Reuters reported.