Beijing, March 23, 2026 (AFP) - China warns of 'uncontrollable situation' in Mideast after Trump threats

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China warned on Monday that further attacks on the Middle East risk creating an "uncontrollable situation" in the war-torn region, after US President Donald Trump threatened to "obliterate" Iran's power plants. Trump gave Tehran a 48-hour deadline on Saturday to end its partial blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow waterway into the Gulf through which about one-fifth of the world's oil flows, or risk an attack on its vital energy infrastru......

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