China Is Helping Supply Chemicals for Iran’s Ballistic-Missile Program
Tehran’s growing reliance on Beijing—a consequence of the battering its missile program has suffered from Israeli strikes—highlights the alignment of Iran and China with Russia and North Korea.
Starmer's pro-China policy under pressure from Beijing rocket fuel shipments to Iran
Revelations that China intends to supply Iran with rocket fuel goes against UK's Middle East policy and casts further doubt as to the wisdom of Keir Starmer's new détente with Beijing
Ships with missile propellant ingredient set to sail from China to Iran, FT reports
Two Iranian cargo vessels carrying an ingredient for missile propellant will sail from China to Iran in the next few weeks, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, citing intelligence from security officials in two Western countries.
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China secretly assists Iran in producing rocket fuel — report
Citing intelligence from security services of two Western countries, the report specifies that the Golbon and Jairan ships, sailing under the Iranian flag, will transport over 1,000 tons of sodium perchlorate,
Map Shows Iran-Bound Tanker Carrying Rocket Fuel From China
Iranian cargo ships allegedly carrying chemicals to make missile propellent are setting sail from China to deliver the shipment to Tehran's army.
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Top Iran official says Tehran didn’t know about Oct. 7, doesn’t control ‘proxy groups’
In Davos, Mohammad Javad Zarif also says Israel failed in its Gaza war objectives, Tehran not building nukes; report says Iran to receive missile fuel shipment from China
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How quickly could Iran build its first nuclear weapon? Look at China
Once China produced weapons-grade uranium, it assembled its first atomic bomb in as little as three to five weeks. Iran may do it even faster.
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Maximum Pressure on Iran Means Imposing Costs on China
The Iranian regime has never looked so weak and vulnerable, with its empire of terror in tatters (thanks to Israel) and mounting crises at home (thanks to its corruption). Amid the doom and gloom, Iranian elites have at least been able to count on the continued flow of oil revenues needed to line their own pockets,
US Prez Donald Trump flexes tariff threat as 'big power' over China
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Trump would ‘rather not’ put tariffs on China, maintains threat
Trump threatens EU tariffs, warns of Feb. 1 China deadline
U.S. President Donald Trump says his administration is discussing new tariffs on Chinese goods by February 1, raising the specter of a retaliatory trade war with the second-largest economy in the world.
Factbox-What Are Russia's Strategic Treaties With Iran, North Korea and China?
(Reuters) - Russia signed a strategic partnership treaty with Iran on Friday that follows similar pacts with China and North Korea. All three countries are adversaries of the United States, and Russia has used its ties with them to help blunt the impact of Western sanctions and boost its war effort in Ukraine.
Sullivan claims Biden admin leaves Russia, China and Iran 'weaker,' America 'safer' before Trump handoff
Biden National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan claimed that the United States is in a "stronger, more secure position" than four years ago under President Trump.
China Courts Middle East To Counter Trump’s Energy Strategy
China is responding to Trump's energy-centric executive actions with a global diplomatic blitz. China courts the Middle East without push back from Washington.