China pushes ceasefire at UN as Asia echoes call to end Iran war

Reactions to US strikes on nuclear facilities range from concern to condemnation

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The United Nations Security Council meets after the U.S attack on Iran's nuclear sites, at U.N. headquarters in New York on June 22. © Reuters

Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO -- China's ambassador to the United Nations issued a fresh rebuke of U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities at an emergency Security Council meeting, as governments across Asia warily assessed a new era in the Middle East.

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