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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken tells Gulf Cooperation Council ministers during a meeting in Riyadh that Iran's confrontation with Israel showed the need for greater defence integration. SOUNDBITE
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says that the Middle East needs "calm heads to prevail" after Iran launched its first-ever direct attack on Israeli territory. "We'll be working with our allies to de-escalate the situation and I look forward to speaking to G7 leaders later this afternoon," Sunak tells reporters in Downing Street. SOUNDBITE
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says he voiced "concerns" about "the PRC's provocative actions in the Taiwan Strait", after a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing. SOUNDBITE
US State Department spokesperson Ned Price voices hope that Saudi Arabia and its Gulf allies would restore relations with Lebanon, while voicing understanding for Riyadh's concerns. "We believe that diplomatic relations -- the channels of communication between Lebanon and its partners -- should remain open," he tells reporters at a press conference in Washington, DC. SOUNDBITE
At a joint press conference with his American counterpart Anthony Blinken in Paris, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian urges the Iranian government to take the "final decisions" to allow the revival of the 2015 nuclear deal, through the re-entry of the United States to an accord it walked out of in 2018. IMAGES
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