Trump Reacts To China Link In Iran Attack That Killed U.S. Troops

On Sunday, President Donald Trump reacted to a Wall Street Journal report that highlighted Chinese entities’ role in strikes that killed three American service members and wounded four others in Jordan.

The president said that “we spy on them” and China “spies on us.”

According to the report, Iran received high-resolution satellite images of the Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan before striking the base. Iran then launched a ballistic missile attack on the base on July 17, striking a housing area where troops were sleeping.

U.S. officials have not accused the Chinese government of direct involvement. When senior U.S. officials shared imagery concerns with their Chinese counterparts, the Chinese officials demanded proof.

According to the Center for Strategic and International Studies, many large or significant companies in China are required by law to have official Chinese Communist Party members on their boards. That allows the state to influence decisions. It’s possible China was directly or indirectly involved in the satellite imagery transfer to Tehran.

China is not the only adversary assisting Iran in this conflict. According to reports, Russia has also provided Iran with intelligence.

The Trump administration maintains that no foreign government’s intelligence has significantly improved Tehran’s ability to strike U.S. assets in the region.

Due to U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iranian radar and intelligence facilities, the regime’s targeting accuracy diminished. In recent months, that seems to have changed, with Tehran striking targets with greater precision than before.

Artificial intelligence may play a role in the emerging Iranian capabilities. The International Business Times reported that “Iranian proxies and cyber actors have employed AI for reconnaissance, vulnerability scanning and information operations.” Anthropic’s September “Detecting and countering misuse of AI” report claimed that the company thwarted an attempt by the Iranian regime to misuse its technology.

While the Chinese satellite images may not have enabled Tehran to kill American service members, it is possible that other aspects of their relationship with China have materially improved Tehran’s ability.

Even before Operation Epic Fury, researchers had already suspected that Beijing and Tehran are colluding on AI technologies. In recent months, the Trump administration has sanctioned several Chinese satellite-imagery firms over imagery supplied to Iran. If Beijing has convinced Tehran to use Chinese AI companies for surveillance, target acquisition, or other military means, then the Iranian war could serve as a means for the Chinese Communist Party to test how China’s new systems and technology operate in a conflict against the U.S.

China’s assistance to Iran goes beyond intelligence and AI. The nonpartisan U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission released a timeline detailing extensive links between the Chinese and Iranian war economies, including rocket fuel precursors and semiconductors, which are necessary components in advanced weapons systems.

President Trump is expected to host Chinese President Xi Jinping at the White House on September 24.

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