British defense chief urges 'restraint' as violence in Middle East escalates: War in 'no one's interest'

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"You've got a very assertive North Korea with nuclear weapons," he added. "What happens when China is looking at all of this to see how the West responds? So, it seems obvious to me that what we need to do is make sure that we do not carry on trying to take a peace dividend that no longer exists." Peter Aitken is a Fox News Digital reporter with a focus on national and global news. 

Shapps warned in his first major speech as defense minister the world might see conflict between the West and rival nations, including China, Russia, North Korea and Iran within the next five years, as tensions continue to ramp up in various regions, particularly and most recently the Middle East.