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U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says a U.S. submarine sank an Iranian warship in international waters. Sri Lankan officials said the Iranian frigate was attacked in the Indian Ocean off the southern coast of Sri Lanka.

The Chinese foreign ministry says Beijing urges all parties to cease military actions in the Strait of Hormuz and avoid further escalations, calling the route key for global cargo and energy.

China's top political advisory body has opened its annual session in Beijing. In 2025, the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference received nearly 6,000 proposals and registered around 5,000 of them. The handling rate of the proposals stood at more than 99 percent.

A spokesperson says China will expand the supply of high-quality goods and services, enhance service consumption, and improve consumer trade-in programs.

China's national legislature has set the agenda for its annual session this year. Deputies of the 14th National People's Congress will deliberate the government work report, and examine the draft outline of the 15th Five-Year Plan.

The Spanish government says it has the necessary resources to contain the potential impact of a trade embargo after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to cut trade ties with Spain.

Damage has been confirmed at Iran's Natanz nuclear facility. The International Atomic Energy Agency says recent satellite imagery shows damage to entrance buildings at the underground Natanz Fuel Enrichment Plant.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has said refraining from the use or threat of force in international relations is in the fundamental interests of all parties, including Israel. He was speaking during a phone conversation with the Israeli foreign minister.

China is calling for an immediate end to military operations and a return to dialogue and negotiation on the Iranian nuclear issue as soon as possible. Foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said China is deeply concerned about the conflict's potential to spill over into other countries.

China's top political advisory body, the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, will hold its annual session from March 4 to 11 in Beijing.

A newly released CNN poll shows that 59 percent of U.S. citizens disapprove of the U.S. decision to take military actions against Iran. The poll was fielded shortly after U.S. and Israeli forces launched the strikes.

A senior Iranian military advisor says the country's armed forces will not let any oil be exported through the Strait of Hormuz.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has criticized U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran, saying they have disrupted efforts to achieve a peaceful resolution of the Iranian nuclear issue.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has said China values its traditional friendship with Iran and supports the country in safeguarding its sovereignty, security, territorial integrity and national dignity.

The Iranian Red Crescent has reported that the U.S.-Israeli airstrike campaign that started on Saturday has killed over 550 people. Meanwhile, the US military says Kuwaiti air defenses mistakenly shot down three US F-15 fighter jets that crashed in the country.

China has again urged all parties to stop military operations and prevent further spread of the current conflict in the Middle East. Foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning also said more than 3,000 Chinese citizens have now left Iran.

A foreign ministry spokesperson has confirmed that a Chinese citizen died in the military conflict in Tehran. The spokesperson also says China calls on all parties to cease military actions to prevent further escalation.

A gunman has opened fire at a bar in Austin, Texas, killing two people and wounding 14 others. The assailant was shot by police. The FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force has joined the investigation.

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says it has destroyed a U.S. missile defense radar in the United Arab Emirates, as part of its retaliatory attacks following joint U.S.-Israeli strikes on Saturday.

Violent clashes have erupted across Pakistan as pro‑Iran demonstrators stormed the U.S. Consulate and clashed with security forces, leaving more than 20 dead and many more injured.

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has launched four ballistic missiles at the USS Abraham Lincoln as former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is reportedly killed in an airstrike on Tehran.

OPEC+ has decided to raise oil output by 206,000 barrels per day in April. U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran have raised concerns about supply disruptions in the Middle East.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi says the attack on Iran and the killing of its supreme leader violate the international law and the basic norms of international relations.

Iran has appointed cleric Alireza Arafi to serve as the jurist on an interim leadership council, alongside President Masoud Pezeshkian and the head of the judiciary, until a new supreme leader is elected. The move follows the killing of Ali Khamenei in U.S. and Israeli strikes.

China's ambassador to the United Nations has expressed concern over the situation in the Middle East. Permanent representative Fu Cong stressed that China opposes and condemns the use or threat of force in international relations.

Many U.S. Democrats are calling the operation illegal after the president unilaterally ordered the strikes on Iran.

The United Nations chief has condemned the U.S.-Israeli airstrikes on Iran and called for an immediate return to negotiations.

Iranian media reports say the county's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been killed in U.S.-Israeli strikes. The Iranian government has declared a 40-day national mourning.

An Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson has said the country's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and President Masoud Pezeshkian are both "safe and sound."

China has expressed deep concern over U.S. and Israeli military strikes on Iran, urging an immediate halt and calling for respect of Iran's sovereignty and dialogue to prevent further escalation.

The UN Security Council is holding an emergency session after the attacks on Iran, with Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemning the military escalation by the U.S. and Israel and Iran's retaliation.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has called the US and Israeli strikes "unprovoked, illegal, and illegitimate".

Israel's military says it is carrying out a further wave of wide-ranging strikes on military targets in western Iran. The Israel Defense Forces said Iran has fired a second wave of missiles. Iran also targeted U.S. military bases in the Middle East.

The Israeli military says it has identified ballistic missiles launched from Iran. Iranian media say the country has fired dozens of missiles toward Israel following U.S.-Israeli attacks.

Witnesses reported explosions in Tehran. Sources say it was a joint U.S.-Israel action.

The China Council for the Promotion of International Trade says the country's business environment continued to improve last year.

A UN spokesperson says the secretary-general has called for an immediate cessation of hostilities between Afghanistan and Pakistan.

China announced the adjustment after Canada partially rolled back additional duties on China's steel and aluminum products. The two countries also made arrangements for bilateral trade in EVs.

China's space program is set for a dynamic 2026, with plans to execute two crew missions and one cargo resupply flight to its Tiangong space station.

A top meeting in China has described the next five years as a critical period for laying a solid foundation to realize socialist modernization.

The Ministry of Ecology and Environment says China's air quality reached its best level on record in 2025. The average PM2.5 concentration dropped to 28 micrograms per cubic meter.

The Omani Foreign Minister says the Iranian and U.S. delegations have wrapped up their new round of nuclear talks in Geneva "after significant progress in the negotiation." The official said discussions on a technical level will take place next week in Vienna.