While Beijing publicly advocates restraint, sustained tensions between the U.S. and Iran serve its strategic interests.

Chinese high-resolution satellites have just exposed something jaw-dropping: U.S. forces are stacking advanced fighter jets right in Jordan’s Muwaffaq Salti Air Base. We’re talking 18 F-35 Lightning II stealth fighters and 6 EA-18G Growler electronic warfare jets parked on the tarmac — all in plain view.

President Donald Trump says he and Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed the situation in Iran in a wide-ranging call as the U.S. administration pushes Beijing and others to further isolate Tehran.

A massive Iranian-operated Boeing 747 cargo jet lifts off from Tehran…rnIts destination: China. It’s the fourth such flight this month. Its transponder reportedly goes dark over parts of Central Asia.

US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreed to intensify the “maximum pressure policy” to force Iran to give up its nuclear program, including clamping down on the sale of Tehran’s oil to China, according to a Channel 12 news report.

Targeting Iran’s oil sales to China could test the limits of Beijing’s backing as Washington seeks leverage in renewed nuclear negotiations.

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State Department launches Freedom.gov to promote secure internet access worldwide as America approaches its 250th anniversary, countering censorship.