Chinese Ambassador Sun Lei says that the US launching “major attacks against Iran” has “once again” pushed the region “into a dangerous precipice,” Al Jazeera reports.

Sun made the comments after US envoy Mike Waltz claimed that China was not doing enough to stop the flow of goods to Iran and Yemen, a claim Sun said was “completely baseless”.

“China exercises strict control over such exports,” he said.

Deputy Permanent Representative of China to the UN Sun Lei. —Reuters/File
Deputy Permanent Representative of China to the UN Sun Lei. —Reuters/File

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