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Posted on 09/23/2026 9:22:15 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
Trump wants to preserve relations with Xi, but Iranian customs data show Chinese entities have made thousands of shipments of components used in drones and missiles
This summer, when the U.S. and Iran signed a temporary truce, China touted its role in easing tensions in the Middle East. It said its foreign ministry made dozens of calls to nudge peace along, and that President Xi Jinping himself had intervened with suggestions to end the fighting.
That same day, a plane from China landed in Tehran. It carried a shipment for Iran’s Ministry of Defense that included electronics components that can be used to make parts for drones and missile guidance systems, according to Iranian customs data analyzed by The Wall Street Journal.
It was one of around 1,300 shipments that included “dual use” components from China to Iran’s defense ministry this year through the end of June, customs data show. Two days after the electronics components shipment, there were more than a dozen other shipments carrying parts worth more than $6 million that can be used in drones.
Xi is visiting President Trump in Washington this week for a summit that will cover weighty topics including trade, artificial-intelligence safety and relations with Taiwan. But the elephant in the room will be China’s continuing support for Iran.
China has become the only major buyer of Iranian oil, despite U.S. sanctions meant to stop the flows, providing billions of dollars for Tehran this year. Chinese front companies help launder the funds, while Chinese banks route the transactions through the country’s financial...
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...not sure picking a fight with China, at this point, is a very smart move, although Biden’s Girls were far worse than Trump.
Begone troll
Exactly. It’s the democrats who are helping Iran.
Most miss the obvious and the Ukie war has much to do with it. The US is/ was supplying Ukraine with $$$ billions of weapons, dollars, what is the difference when Russia is sending a fraction of that to Iran?
It is a tit for tat situation and appears to be irreversible.
Little trivia but Walmart has operated in China since 1996, maintaining a strong presence as the country’s largest hypermarket operator. The company currently runs 345 retail units across over 100 cities, comprising 278 Walmart Supercenters and 67 Sam’s Club locations.
Walmart’s razor thin profitability is only possible because: (1) the plurality of all welfare spending is at Walmart and (2) Walmart can pay substandard wages because most of its workers rely on welfare to survive.
This is why the Walton heirs are such huge democrat donors and supporters.
That “secret” was exposed months ago.
Don’t think so.
Since when has not liking chicoms become troll behavior?
And, You’re an ignorant moron.
Call out troll when you cannot answer.
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