US Iran War: ‘Very bad for them’ – Trump says China & Russia not helping Iran, but adds warning
US President Donald Trump claimed that Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin had assured him they would not provide weapons to Iran.
In a post on Truth Social, Trump said Xi had pledged that neither China nor Chinese companies would sell arms to Tehran, while Putin had also promised not to supply weapons despite the ongoing war in Ukraine.
“President Xi, at our recent meeting in Beijing, China, told me that he would not, under any circumstances, give or sell Weapons to the Islamic Republic of Iran — And that statement included Chinese Companies. Considering our relationship, I take him at his word and, besides, l am doing him very big favors, also. Likewise, President Putin, despite the horrible War going on in Ukraine (The relationship remains, as it does with President Zelenskyy), told me that he would not sell Weapons to Iran. He understands that I do not sell Weapons to Ukraine, but to NATO Countries. They pay full price, and how those Weapons are distributed, I have no idea”, he wrote.
Trump warned that any such move would be “very bad” for Beijing or Moscow and “certainly not in their best interests.”
“Therefore, two major Countries that people speak of often in terms of Iran are, in my opinion, not participating. If they did, it would be very bad for them — Certainly not in their best interests”, he added.