'Xi, Putin assured they won't arm Iran': Trump places trust on two 'major countries'
US President Donald Trump said Chinese President Xi Jinping assured him that China would not give or sell weapons to Iran, including via Chinese companies.
Trump said Russian President Vladimir Putin told him Russia would not sell weapons to Iran, and that he trusts both leaders' assurances.
Trump warned that any involvement by Russia or China in supporting Iran would be 'very bad' and against their interests.
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had earlier told lawmakers that Russia and China were enabling Iran in unspecified ways, contradicting Trump's trust.
Trump's statement came amid ongoing West Asia conflict and US strikes on Iranian targets in Bushehr and Tabriz.
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