Chinese officials want the Strait of Hormuz open and deny allegations of providing weapons to Iran, weeks before Trump and Xi are expected to meet.

China did not just bankroll Iran’s war machine from a safe distance, it slipped missiles, radars, and deniability into the bloodstream of the fight, then watched from Beijing while American aircrews paid the bill.

US intelligence indicates that China is preparing to deliver new air defense systems to Iran within the next few weeks, according to three people familiar with recent intelligence assessments.

China has denied claims this month by U.S. intelligence that it might have shipped arms to Iran. In recent years, China has supported Iran with dual-use parts.

Explore how Iran, Russia, and China built a resilient weapons supply chain using drones, missiles, and shadow networks—making sanctions and tariffs increasingly ineffective.

China showing off its missiles durinng a 2025 military parade - Babayev/Getty Images A closer look at China's military hardware reveals that it now also possesses weapons and military technologies that even the U.S. military does not have. While this might ...

The Defence Secretary has ordered an investigation after The Telegraph revealed that the British Army was using Chinese 3D printers to build weapons.

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi reversed limits on arms exports as Japan faces rising threats from China and unpredictability from its main ally, the United States.