Beijing has urged all sides to avoid escalating the US-Israel war on Iran, stressing that military action cannot resolve disputes among nations, Al Jazeera reports.

“The three-month-long US-Israel-Iran conflict has hit countries in the Gulf and the wider Middle East region hard,” foreign ministry spokesman Lin Jian says in a statement.

“At this critical juncture of Iran-US negotiations, no one should reignite military conflict. Regional countries’ sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity should be respected and upheld.”