Iranians are fleeing as Israel and the U.S. keep striking Iran, the fighting continues in Lebanon, and the war’s spillover is rattling Gulf countries.President Trump is offering shifting explanations for why the U.

Iran maintains ties with a range of countries, including Turkey, India, Russia and China. Yet in this war, their support is mostly rhetoric.

Oil market turmoil from the Middle East conflict may reinforce Beijing’s push for renewables, electric vehicles and energy self-sufficiency.

BEIJING, March 3 (Reuters) - China opposes the ⁠military ⁠strikes launched by ⁠Israel and the U.S. against Iran and demands ​an immediate cessation of hostilities, Foreign Minister Wang Yi told ‌his Israeli counterpart Gideon Saar ‌on Tuesday, according to his ministry.

The U.S. and Israel say they conducted new strikes inside Iran overnight, targeting ballistic missile launchers. Iran claims it struck a U.S. oil tanker in the northern Persian Gulf.

Speaking exclusively with Fortune, Wilbur Ross said the Iran war “is going at least as well as anyone could have hoped,” and that he is “intrigued” that China and Russia have not intervened.

China's foreign minister held talks with Iran and Oman as the U.S.-Israel strikes lead to wider regional conflict.

The U.S. military campaign against Iran has put Chinese leader Xi Jinping on the back foot ahead of an expected summit with U.S. President Donald Trump, who for the second time in as many months has turned America's military against one of Beijing's close partners.

China joined India in urging diplomacy to end the Iran war, offering mediation as regional tensions escalate. Meanwhile, fighting continues with missile exchanges and widening security concerns across the Middle East.