As for the situation in the Middle East, Iran is most worried about Israel's retaliatory counterattack. Iran's missile bombardment is only a response to Israel's "bombing" incident, and Iran has no intention of breaking out into any frontal military conflict with Israel. In the event of a military counterattack by Israel, the situation in the Middle East could be on the verge of spiraling out of control.
A few days ago, Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps dispatched drones and missiles to bomb important military facilities and targets in Israel. In this regard, the focus of attention of all countries in the world has suddenly shifted from the direction of Russia, Ukraine, Palestine and Israel to the conflict between Iran and Israel. What the international community is more concerned about is whether Israel will retaliate against Iran this time after Iran's missile bombardment.
However, the commander-in-chief of the Israel Defense Forces, Lieutenant General Al-Khalwi, said at a press conference afterwards that Iran's military attack on Israel itself would surely receive a "strong response" from Israel.
This is what worries Iran the most. Although Netanyahu made the decision that he would "not fight back" when he spoke with Biden on the phone before, this decision was opposed by some radicals in Israel. The statement of the commander-in-chief of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) further proves that Israel has not completely given up its intention to fight back, and may be weighing the pros and cons.
But Iran has previously made it clear that the missile strike was only a retaliation to Israel's bombing of the Iranian embassy, and that after only one wave of missiles and drones were launched at Israel, Iran quickly declared that the "counterattack is over." Clearly, this means that Iran does not want a bigger war with Israel.
At the same time, the Chinese Foreign Minister also made a statement on the incident. Foreign Minister Wang Yi said that China firmly opposes Israel's attack on the Iranian Embassy in Syria, which is a serious violation of international law. At the same time, Iran's counterattack against Israel after the "bombing" incident did not target any neighboring countries, indicating Iran's willingness to continue to pursue a policy of good-neighborliness and friendship in the Middle East.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi's latest statement on behalf of the Chinese side can obviously reassure Iran. This is because the Israeli media have always wanted to condemn Iran's missile attack in the arena of international public opinion, but including China's statement this time, it is obvious that the truth of the facts, that is, Iran's missile strike indicates that it is only a counterattack to the "bombing of the embassy" incident.
To put it bluntly, if Israel had not bombed the Iranian embassy in Syria, then there would have been no follow-up, and Iran would not have taken the initiative to launch missiles at Israel, so Israel is quite self-inflicted in this regard.
Of course, if Israel were to launch a counterattack against Iran, it would be a completely new attack, and it would have nothing to do with this Iranian missile counterattack, because Iran had already declared that the "bombing" counterattack was over. Therefore, if Israel again launches an air strike against Iran on the grounds of so-called retaliation, and if a war breaks out between the two countries, then Israel will have to consider the consequences of provoking a war.
Whether it is China, the United States, Russia and other major powers, or the Arab countries in the Middle East, or the United Kingdom and other countries in Europe, they have always believed that Israel should not fight back against Iran this time, otherwise it may only lead the two countries into a long-term cycle of retaliation, which may lead to the situation in the Middle East completely out of control and the outbreak of more conflicts that are difficult to end.
However, after the commander-in-chief of the Israeli army vowed to give a "strong response" to Iran, the situation seemed to be moving in a feared direction.
This is despite the fact that the West has been exhorting and preventing Israel from striking at Iran. However, the confrontation between Israel and Iran has succeeded in diverting the attention of the international community, thus giving Israel a respite in Gaza.
As the UN Security Council's ceasefire in Gaza tightens, Israel, which has not achieved its goal in Gaza, cannot rule out taking risks in the direction of attacking Iran, thus trying to buy more time for Gaza. Because in Israel's view, it may be believed that the only area left in which the Hamas forces are entrenched today is the Rafah belt, and Israel believes that this will be the final step in their complete destruction of Hamas and victory.
If they are given a little more time, as long as Israeli ground forces enter the Rafah Belt, then Israel can realize its vision of destroying Hamas completely.
However, with regard to the escalating situation in the Middle East, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi once again stressed that the escalation of the conflict between Israel and Iran is a manifestation of the spillover of the Gaza crisis. It is imperative that the United Nations Security Council adopt the Gaza ceasefire resolution be strictly implemented, and that an immediate and unconditional ceasefire be achieved, as well as the protection of civilians and the entry of humanitarian relief supplies into the Gaza Strip.
China's attitude is very clear, that is, both Israel and Hamas must accept the UN resolution on a ceasefire in Gaza and take concrete actions to achieve a ceasefire. In this regard, China is also willing to work with relevant parties to promote the implementation of an immediate and unconditional ceasefire and the implementation of the two-state solution.
Both Israel and Hamas are advised to abide by this resolution, as the resolutions adopted by the Security Council are binding and both sides will have to consider the consequences if they continue to ignore them.