Munich Security Conference did not invite Russian, Iran officials this year

Russian and Iranian government officials have not been invited to this year's Munich Security Conference, as they did not seem open to meaningful dialogue, according to the man chairing the annual event. Christoph Heusgen said on Tuesday he hoped the meeting would discuss these conflicts as well as others that received less attention but were causing major humanitarian crises such as the 10-month-old war in Sudan, which has displaced millions. U.S. and Chinese officials for example had spoken with one another for the first time in a long while at last year's event, which led to further engagement, he told Reuters.