As the war in the Gulf careens into its second month, dragging down the global economy with no off-ramp in sight, questions are deepening around what role China – a global heavyweight and diplomatic partner to Iran – is willing to play.

A US fighter jet has been shot down, Iranian media claims, and pictures show the extent of a deadly bridge strike in Iran.

"We're going to hit them extremely hard over the next two to three weeks. We're going to bring them back to the Stone Ages where they belong," he says.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday accused China of “bullying” by detaining or holding up dozens of Panama-flagged ships — though for a short period of time — after the Central American country seized control of two critical ports on the Panama Canal earlier this year from a subsidiary of a Hong Kong-based company.

A meeting of the Council's 15 members was initially set for Friday, then rescheduled for Saturday.

Roughly half of Iran’s missile launchers are still intact and thousands of one-way attack drones remain in Iran’s arsenal despite the daily pounding by US and Israeli strikes against military targets ...

As the US-Israeli-war against Iran triggered the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, the UN Security Council is scheduled to vote Friday on a resolution to reopen the critical water way, potentially with...

President Donald Trump's sweeping global tariffs may lead more countries to turn to China, several experts told Newsweek.