Iranian president confirms death of intelligence minister

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Wednesday confirmed in a post on social media platform X that Iranian Intelligence Minister Esmaeil Khatib was killed.

U.S. forces bomb Iranian missile sites near Strait of Hormuz

U.S. forces struck Iranian missile sites along Iran's coastline near the Strait of Hormuz, the U.S. Central Command said Tuesday on X.

"Hours ago, U.S. forces successfully employed multiple 5,000-pound deep penetrator munitions on hardened Iranian missile sites along Iran's coastline near the Strait of Hormuz," the command said.

Israeli air force strikes major Iranian natural gas facility in Bushehr

The Israeli air force has struck Iran's major natural gas facility, located in Bushehr in the south of the country, several Israeli media outlets reported Wednesday.

Israel's state-owned Kan TV News reported that the strike was carried out in coordination with the U.S. administration.

27 killed in Israeli airstrikes on southern, eastern Lebanon

At least 27 people were killed and an unspecified number wounded in Israeli airstrikes targeting multiple areas in southern and eastern Lebanon during the early hours of Wednesday, the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health said.

A Lebanese security source and a Civil Defense source told Xinhua that Israeli warplanes carried out more than 100 airstrikes overnight and into the morning, hitting areas in southern and eastern Lebanon.

Iran issues warning of possible attacks on oil facilities in Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar

Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps on Wednesday issued an evacuation warning for several oil facilities in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Qatar, the semi-official Mehr news agency reported.

China, Turkmenistan should carry forward friendly tradition, deepen cooperation: FM

China and Turkmenistan should carry forward friendly tradition, firmly support each other, and deepen mutually beneficial cooperation, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Tuesday.

Wang made the remarks during a meeting with Turkmenistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov, who is accompanying National Leader of the Turkmen People and Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov on his visit to China.

China to continue maintaining communication with U.S. regarding Trump's visit: spokesperson

China will continue to maintain communication with the U.S. side regarding President Donald Trump's China visit, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said here on Wednesday.

Spokesperson Lin Jian made the remarks at a daily press briefing in response to a query about China-U.S. high-level exchanges.

"Head-of-state diplomacy plays an irreplaceable strategic leading role in China-U.S. relations," Lin added.■