The IRGC warns that if the US resumes attacks against Tehran, a renewed conflict will extend beyond the Middle East. The threat follows a US warning from Donald Trump that further strikes could occur unless Iran accepts a deal to end the conflict. Separately, Chinese President Xi Jinping meets Russian President Vladimir Putin in Beijing to discuss the Middle East conflict. Russia seeks to benefit from the global energy crisis and rising gas prices linked to the Iran war and the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Xi tells Putin that a comprehensive ceasefire is urgently needed, that resuming hostilities is even more inadvisable, and that maintaining negotiations is particularly important.
"Should aggression against Iran be repeated, the regional war that was promised will this time extend beyond the region, and our crushing blows in places you can scarcely imagine will reduce you to ashes."
"Xi told Putin during talks today, according to Chinese state media, that a comprehensive ceasefire is of utmost urgency, resuming hostilities is even more inadvisable and maintaining negotiations is particularly important."
"Russia has sought to cash in on the global energy crisis and soaring gas prices triggered by the Iran war and the effective closure of the strait of Hormuz."
"Russia's foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, said in April after a meeting with Xi that Moscow could compensate for China's energy shortages, but Beijing has publicly called for an end to hostilities."
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