China says the United States government has “abruptly” informed Beijing that it has to close its consulate in the Texan city of Houston, calling Washington’s decision “political provocation.” China’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said on Wednesday that the US government had informed Beijing of the abrupt decision on Tuesday. ...
Hezbollah condemned as “dangerous and terrorist” act the interception of an Iranian passenger plane in the Syrian airspace. In a statement released by its Media Relations Office, Hezbollah “firmly denounced the hostile act by US warplanes.” The US warplanes threatened and intimidated a civilian Iranian plane in the Syrian airspace, ...
