Isolated and under fire: Iran strikes out as Russia and China stand aside

With its supreme leader assassinated and its war machine under relentless US pressure, Iran now stands largely alone — its longtime partners Russia and China offering nothing more than diplomatic condemnations and expressions of concern. Tehran has responded to the US and Israeli attacks by widening the conflict beyond the Middle East, firing missiles and drones with an impact that is reverberating through global energy markets, rattling capitals from Washington to Beijing, and paralysing the...

By none@none.com (Reuters)