The United States has accused Chile of putting its own security and regional stability at risk by advancing a Chinese undersea fiber-optic cable plan.

Tensions in West Asia continue to escalate as Iran resumes nuclear negotiations with the United States under Omani mediation while reinforcing key nuclear facilities in Natanz and Isfahan.In this edition of World News With Pankaj Mishra,

“If the Middle East is unstable, the world will not be at peace,” Chinese President Xi Jinping said June 19. “If the conflict escalates further, not only will the conflicting parties suffer greater losses, but regional countries will also suffer greatly.”