Dialogue the way to end Middle East conflicts: China Daily editorial chinadaily.com.cn Updated: 2026-11-10 20:17

Dialogue the way to end Middle East conflicts: China Daily editorial chinadaily.com.cn Updated: 2026-11-10 20:17 https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202611/10/WS6af30b43e4b03ebf8519b9f0.html The United States has a familiar spin on announcing strategic retreats: declare victory, leave the hardest questions unanswered and reserve the right to resume fighting. The US administration's Monday assessment that the Iran war is "militarily effectively over" may signal a turning point in the eight-month US-Israeli military confrontation with the Middle East country. But the Middle East has seen too many military pauses mistaken for peace.