Cairo: President Donald Trump Wednesday claimed that China has agreed not to provide weapons to Iran as reports circulate that Beijing has considered transferring arms.
Trump wrote in a social media post that China is very happy that I am permanently opening the Strait of Hormuz. He added They have agreed not to send weapons to Iran. He seemed to suggest the two are linked.
The president had told an interviewer Tuesday that Chinese President Xi Jinping had denied sending weapons to Iran.
China’s Foreign Ministry has repeatedly denied in recent days that the country is providing any form of military support to Iran.