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On October 12, President Donald Trump stated on Truth Social that he does not believe China and Russia are assisting Iran "at all" during the ongoing conflict between the United States and Iran, which began on February 28. Trump argued that any involvement by Beijing or Moscow would be minimal because they have significant economic interests to protect. He mentioned receiving assurances from Chinese President Xi Jinping in September that China would not support Iran in the war effort.
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On October 12, US President Donald Trump stated via Truth Social that he does not believe China and Russia are aiding Iran in any significant way. He argued that both nations have "too much to lose" if they were involved with Iran, asserting that the US would quickly become aware of such actions. Previously, in July, Trump expressed trust in Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin regarding their neutrality during the conflict between the US and Iran, which began on February 28 after US-Israeli strikes against Iran prompted retaliatory attacks by Tehran on Israel and Gulf states hosting US bases. These military confrontations have led to thousands of casualties and significant population displacement in regions affected, including Lebanon. Despite Trump's assertions, both China and Russia maintain strong diplomatic relations with Iran.
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Trump says he does not believe China and Russia are helping Iran ‘at all’
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China → say → Iran
US President Donald Trump said late on Oct 12 he did not believe that China and Russia were helping Iran “at all”, adding that Moscow and Beijing had “too much to lose” if they enabled Tehran.
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they → say → Tehran
Trump said on Truth Social that he had seen comments from his critics and opponents that China and Russia were helping Iran.
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China → say → Iran
“If they are, it’s at a very low level, but I don’t believe they are at all.
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they → ’ → level
They have too much to lose, and we would know about it, and know about it very fast,” Trump wrote.
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Trump → have → it
Trump said in July he trusted China and Russia not to help Tehran in the Iran war, but warned that if they did get involved “it would be very bad for them”.
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it → say → them
The United States and Iran have been at war since Feb 28 when the US and Israel attacked Iran and Tehran responded with its own strikes on Israel and Gulf states that host US bases.
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that → attack → bases
US-Israeli strikes on Iran and Israeli attacks on Lebanon have since killed thousands and displaced millions.
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strikes → kill → millions
Trump has previously described Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin as “neutral” during the Iran war.
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Trump → describe → war
Moscow and Beijing maintain close ties with Tehran.
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Moscow → maintain → Tehran
Russia has said the Iran war could lead to a nuclear arms race in the Middle East.
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war → say → East
Beijing has condemned Washington’s attacks on Tehran as a brazen violation of Iran’s sovereignty.
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Beijing → condemn → sovereignty
In September, Trump warned Xi against providing support to Iran when the Chinese leader visited Washington, and received assurances that China would not do so, the US ambassador to China said at the time.
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ambassador → warn → time
The warning came amid reports that China had supplied Iran with shoulder-fired air-defence missile launchers and that Tehran had found ways to evade sanctions on its oil sales with Chinese help.
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Tehran → come → help
In September, Trump brushed aside a report that Iran acquired satellite images of a base in Jordan from Chinese entities before an attack that killed three US troops there in July.
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that → brush → July
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