Top political advisor meets representatives of overseas-educated scholars

China's top political advisor Wang Huning held a forum with members of the chairpersons' council of the 9th Council of the Western Returned Scholars Association (Overseas-educated Scholars Association of China) in Beijing on Tuesday.

Wang, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, also met with representatives of the association's second National Congress.

Noting that the association should always adhere to the Party's leadership, Wang called on it to play a role in advancing Chinese modernization, matching overseas-educated scholars' strengths with the needs of the Party and the country.

Wang said the association should strengthen its self-improvement, so as to deliver more results on serving as a bridge between the Party and returned scholars, and an assistant to the Party and the government in handling work related to overseas-educated people.

He also urged Party committees at all levels to earnestly implement relevant policies and create a favorable environment for returned scholars to serve the country.

Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Tuesday that it is fully prepared to respond to all possible scenarios, with all military positions maintained at the highest level of alert, according to Iran's semi-official Fars news agency.

IRGC spokesman Sardar Mohebbi dismissed the United States' claims that Iran's military capabilities have been weakened, calling them false.

He said Iran's armed forces are now at a higher state of combat readiness than ever before, and have a clearer understanding of the enemy's offensive and defensive equipment, deception methods, and operational tactics.

On the situation in the Strait of Hormuz, Mohebbi noted that despite deploying substantial forces, the United States failed to achieve its desired outcome.