China, heavily dependent on Middle East oil, has tried to cast itself as a peacemaker. But in the Israel-Iran war, Washington emerged as the real power broker.

US President Donald Trump has been accused of fueling the tension in the Middle East amid the escalated hostilities between Israel and IranLast week, Israel attacked Iran in an unexpected manner after decades of rivalry and prolonged shadowed war between the two countriesBut Trump in a social media post,

“If the Middle East is unstable, the world will not be at peace,” Chinese President Xi Jinping said June 19. “If the conflict escalates further, not only will the conflicting parties suffer greater losses, but regional countries will also suffer greatly.”