Trump says he does not believe China and Russia are helping Iran 'at all'

President Donald Trump, in a late Monday post on Truth Social, stated he does not believe China and Russia are aiding Iran "at all." The US President added that Moscow and Beijing would be "in too much danger" if they aided Tehran. Trump claimed he had been told by critics and opponents that China and Russia were assisting Iran.

He asserted that if Iran was indeed receiving help, it would be "at a very low level," and that the US would quickly notice. In July, Trump had expressed confidence in China and Russia not to support Tehran, but warned of potential adverse consequences if they did. The ongoing conflict between the US and Iran has been raging since February 28, when the US and Israel launched an attack on Iran, which Tehran responded to with its own strikes on Israel and US bases in the Gulf.

As a result, thousands have lost their lives and millions have been displaced. Trump has described both Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin as "neutral" throughout the Iran war. However, Iranian drone strikes on CIA facilities in the Gulf have raised concerns that Russia may have provided targeting information or advanced drone technology.

European foreign ministers raised this issue during a March meeting with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Reports from The Washington Post and the Wall Street Journal suggest that Russia has been offering Iran targeting information. Moscow and Beijing share close ties with Tehran. Russia has expressed concern that the Iran war could spark a nuclear arms race in the Middle East, while China has condemned the US attacks on Tehran as a brazen violation of Iran's sovereignty.

Prior to his latest statement, Trump had warned Xi against providing support to Iran during a meeting in Washington, receiving assurances from the US ambassador to China that China would not do so. During this period, there were reports that China had supplied Iran with shoulder-fired air-defense missile launchers and that Tehran had developed methods to bypass sanctions on its oil sales with Chinese assistance.