China says US attack on Iran’s nuclear sites damaged ‘Washington’s credibility’ in diplomacy

China says the US attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities has damaged Washington’s credibility.

Beijing is concerned that the situation “may go out of control,” its state broadcaster reports, following a UN Security Council meeting.

China’s UN Ambassador Fu Cong says parties should restrain the “impulse of force, avoid exacerbating conflicts and adding fuel to the fire,” according to state broadcaster CCTV.

Fu says parties, especially Israel, “should immediately cease fire to prevent the situation from escalating and avoid the spillover of war.”

Iran was hurt, but the United States’ credibility was also damaged, both as a country and as a participant in any international negotiations,” Fu says.

Separately, China’s embassy in Iran says most Chinese citizens in Iran have been evacuated safely, and those remaining are not in high-risk areas.