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Xi And Putin Take On U.S.-Israeli Attacks In Iran, Call For An End To The War With 'Utmost Urgency'

The leaders urged an immediate return to negotiations as they said the strikes breach international law and risk widening the conflict.

  • On Monday, Trump postponed planned attacks on Iran scheduled for Tuesday after Gulf leaders requested time for "serious negotiations," with a diplomatic deadline set for two to three days.
  • Leaders from the UAE, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia requested the delay, fearing Iranian retaliation would target their oil and energy infrastructure; Axios reported Gulf leaders did not "want their oil and energy facilities blown up."
  • Chinese President Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin condemned military strikes by the United States and Israel on Iran, stating they "breach international law and fundamental norms of international relations and seriously undermine stability in the Middle East."
  • The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps threatened to expand the war beyond the region if struck again, warning that "the regional war that had been warned of will this time spread beyond the region."
  • Trump expressed optimism that "a Deal will be made" acceptable to the United States and Middle East countries, though reports indicate Iran's demands to end the conflict remain largely unchanged from previous positions.
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China and Russia today called for an early resumption of negotiations around Iran to prevent an expansion of the conflict in the Middle East, while condemning the attacks by the United States and Israel. “Russia and China underline the need for an early return to dialogue and negotiations by all parties involved in the conflict in order to prevent an expansion of the conflict zone,” notes the joint statement issued at the end of the Beijing summ…

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The Sunday Guardian Live broke the news on Wednesday, May 20, 2026.
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