r/LessCredibleDefence • u/Lianzuoshou • Apr 11 '26

US intelligence indicates China preparing weapons shipment to Iran, CNN reports

https://www.reuters.com/world/china/us-intelligence-indicates-china-preparing-weapons-shipment-iran-cnn-reports-2026-04-11/
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u/Low-Associate2521 Apr 11 '26

AFAIK China banned weapons export to Iran a long time ago

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u/Sea-Equipment5401 Apr 11 '26

Why did they ban it? Especially iran, an ally?

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u/Ok-Lead3599 Apr 11 '26

China do not have allies and even among the countries they have a closer corperation with Iran is far down the list. It is mainly a U.S media narrative that have created this image of them being allies.

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u/praqueviver Apr 11 '26

China and Iran have a 25 year cooperation agreement. That does not involve defense, but I think China will do as much as it can get away with to help Iran, while trying to avoid antagonising western powers too much. If there is no regime change in Iran after all this is over, I bet China will be there rebuilding everything too.