Decades of nurturing proxies has alienated the region. Tehran now faces a conflict with Israel alone, writes Lina Khatib.

While Moscow has talked up its partnership with Iran, the deal does not require Russia to come to Iran's military aid The distraction of global attention away from Russia's war on Ukraine. "Kyiv has been forgotten" was a headline in Moskovsky Komsomolets And if the Kremlin's offer to mediate in the conflict was accepted,

"China is deeply concerned about the developments of the current situation," said Lin Jian, a spokesman for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.