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.

It would be a provocative move considering Beijing said it helped broker the fragile ceasefire agreement that paused the war between Iran and the US earlier this week. President Donald Trump is also set to visit China early next month for talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

The intelligence also underscores how Iran may be using the ceasefire as an opportunity to replenish certain weapons systems with the help of key foreign partners.

  • thebestaquaman@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago
    • Attack and bomb a country during ongoing negotiations.
    • Wipe out a truckload of their air defences
    • Use air superiority to bomb thousands of civilians
    • Propose ceasefire without having achieved any political goals at all
    • The country immediately starts rebuilding their decimated air defences to prevent you from bombing them during the ongoing negotiations
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    • REDACTED@infosec.pub
      2·
      1 day ago

      *Provocation from China to US. I can see the logic, but it’s still only air defenses, not offensive weapons