‘Surprising, will be disappointed’: Trump on reports of China supplying 400 missile launchers to Iran
Trump responded to reports that Iran could receive up to 400 Chinese-made shoulder-fired missile launchers, calling the reports 'surprising' and saying he would be 'disappointed' if China supplied weapons to Iran.
Trump referred to commitments he claimed Chinese President Xi Jinping made not to sell arms to Tehran, and noted Xi's likely visit to the US on September 24.
China's foreign ministry rejected the report as 'completely groundless', stating China promotes peace and ending the conflict.
The reported agreement, worth $60-70 million, would be one of Iran's largest efforts to improve short-range air defenses since the war with the US and Israel began.
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