Foreign Minister Wang Yi urged the U.S. to avoid taking unilateral actions that have no basis in international law.
On Monday, acting U.S. Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan said 1,000 more troops would be sent to the Middle East to boost American defenses against a. This is in addition to the 1,500 already earmarked for deployment after last month's tanker bombings and a rocket attack on the U.S. embassy in Iraq.
The crisis began when President Donald Trump withdrew the U.S. from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action—also known as the Iran nuclear deal—last year, demanding a new agreement with tighter restrictions on Iran's nuclear program, ballistic missile research and regional influence. The other signatories—the U.K., Germany, France, China, Russia and the European Union—have sought to keep the deal alive regardless of U.S. opposition.
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