Trump dismisses report China gave Iran intel before US base attack

US President Donald Trump has downplayed a report that Chinese entities supplied Iran with satellite images of a US base in Jordan before a deadly attack. According to Punch and Tempo.co English, Trump dismissed the claims.

The reports did not provide further details on the attack or the current state of US-Iran relations beyond Trump's comments.

In a separate development, according to The Korea Times, the US is pressing South Korea to contribute to efforts to secure the Strait of Hormuz, which is critical to South Korea's energy security. Brent crude recently climbed above $107 a barrel due to disruptions in the region.

Brief written by urgent.news from Punch, Punch Nigeria, Daily Times, The Korea Times, Tempo.co English — 5 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.