New York Times: With the future of the world economy at stake, several foreign nations worked to keep diplomacy between Washington and Tehran on track. On Friday, the World Bank’s president, Ajay Banga, told Reuters that a return to war and further Iranian disruption of commercial shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz could significantly slow global economic growth and exacerbate inflation.
Mindful of such bleak scenarios, top officials from across Europe and Asia joined countless calls and meetings on the subject with their counterparts. France’s president pressured Israel to halt its attacks in Lebanon. Britain’s prime minister finished a three-day visit to Gulf Arab capitals to discuss the strait’s reopening. Saudi Arabian officials urged China to continue its pressure on Iran to remain engaged in diplomacy…
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