China said the U.S. attack on Iran's nuclear facilities had damaged Washington's credibility and warned the situation "may go out of control", its state broadcaster reported, following a U.N. Security Council meeting on Sunday.

China, which depends on Iran for oil and to counter American influence, has a lot to lose from a wider war. But there’s not much it can do about it.

Iran vowed retaliation and kept up attacks on Israel following the US strikes on its nuclear facilities over the weekend, fueling fears of a wider war in the Middle East and rattling global markets.