“If the Middle East is unstable, the world will not be at peace,” Chinese President Xi Jinping said Thursday. “If the conflict escalates further, not only will the conflicting parties suffer greater losses, but regional countries will also suffer greatly.”

Russian President Vladimir Putin made the following comments at a plenary session of the St Petersburg International Economic Forum on Friday.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for a return to negotiations to resolve the conflict between Israel and Iran, warning that the world is “on course to potential chaos” if it expands.

CNN’s Donie O’Sullivan reports on President Donald Trump’s loyalists being at odds over whether to go to war with Iran.

As Trump weighs next steps on Iran, there's a big debate among MAGA figures like Steve Bannon, Tucker Carlson and MTG over potential military action.

The US’ Middle East envoy and Iran’s foreign minister have spoken several times in the last week in a bid to find a diplomatic off-ramp, Reuters reported.