China urges U.S. to halt blockade, sanctions on Cuba: spokeswoman

China urges the United States to drop its blockade and sanctions against Cuba and take concrete actions to promote regional peace and stability, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Mao Ning said at a press briefing in Beijing on Monday. Mao made the statement in response to a media query on the latest threat on Cuba by U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday.

"China firmly supports Cuba in safeguarding its national sovereignty and security, opposes external interference, and once again urges the United States to immediately cease its blockade and sanctions against Cuba as well as any form of coercion, and to do more things that are conducive to regional peace and stability," Mao said.

Trump on Sunday suggested Cuba should make a deal with Washington. "There will be no more oil or money going to Cuba -- Zero! I strongly suggest they make a deal, before it is too late," Trump wrote on his social media platform Truth Social.

"Cuba lived, for many years, on large amounts of oil and money from Venezuela," Trump said.

China urges U.S. to halt blockade, sanctions on Cuba: spokeswoman

China urges U.S. to halt blockade, sanctions on Cuba: spokeswoman

China urges U.S. to halt blockade, sanctions on Cuba: spokeswoman

China urges U.S. to halt blockade, sanctions on Cuba: spokeswoman

No damage has been found at facilities containing nuclear material in Iran, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said on Wednesday, based on analysis of the latest available satellite imagery.

The imagery indicated no radiological release risk at the time, the IAEA said in a social media post.

Damage can be seen at two buildings near the Isfahan nuclear site, while at the Natanz site, no additional impact was detected after the previously reported damage at its entrances, the agency said. No impacts were detected at other nuclear sites, including Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant.

"IAEA remains in constant contact with national nuclear safety regulators in the Middle East. So far, no elevation of radiation detected," the IAEA said, adding that the nuclear power plant in the United Arab Emirates and research reactors in Jordan and Syria continue to operate normally.

In the social media post, IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi stressed the "paramount importance" of maintaining regional nuclear safety and security during the military conflict.

The United States and Israel on Saturday launched "major combat operations" against Iran. On Tuesday, the IAEA said that some recent damage had been confirmed at Iran's Natanz Fuel Enrichment Plant.

IAEA sees no radiological release risk in Iran amid ongoing conflict