China's ambassador to the UN, Fu Kong, said in the Security Council what the Western media does not. "The US and Israeli military attacks on nuclear facilities under IAEA safeguards are the direct reason why the agency was unable to conduct inspections. And also: "The unilateral withdrawal of the US from the JCPOA and the implementation of the policy of maximum pressure are the root causes of the current crisis. " Read it again. You bomb sites that are under inspection, then blame Iran because the inspectors can't get in. Beijing also called the European snapback legally and procedurally flawed, saying E3 never honored its commitments. The meeting went ahead in any case after a procedural vote: 11 in favor, 2 against (Russia and China), 2 abstentions. China asked Washington for one simple commitment: no more force against Iran. Watch who refuses to make that promise.

China's ambassador to the UN, Fu Kong, said in the Security Council what the Western media does not. "The US and Israeli military attacks on nuclear facilities under IAEA safeguards are the direct reason why the agency was unable to conduct inspections. And also: "The unilateral withdrawal of the US from the JCPOA and the implementation of the policy of maximum pressure are the root causes of the current crisis. " Read it again. You bomb sites that are under inspection, then blame Iran because the inspectors can't get in. Beijing also called the European snapback legally and procedurally flawed, saying E3 never honored its commitments. The meeting went ahead in any case after a procedural vote: 11 in favor, 2 against (Russia and China), 2 abstentions. China asked Washington for one simple commitment: no more force against Iran. Watch who refuses to make that promise.