Restraint urged as Iran tests missiles

China yesterday reacted to recent missile tests by Iran, saying all sides should take steps "conducive" to peace and stability in the Middle East.

"We are worried over what is going on in the region. Since the situation in the Middle East is complicated and sensitive, we hope all sides will take measures conducive to safeguarding peace and stability in the region," Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao said.

On July 4, Iran responded to a package of incentives proposed by the five permanent members of the UN Security Council - the US, the UK, France, Russia and China - and Germany, to persuade it to give up its uranium enrichment program.