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Trump denies Russian or Chinese aid to Iran

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Trump denies Russian or Chinese aid to Iran

Donald Trump says Russia and China would have much to lose by helping Iran and rejects reports of military or technical support from Moscow and Beijing. The US president believes any assistance would be limited, despite reports about missiles, air defence and sanctions evasion, according to La Presse.

US President Donald Trump has rejected claims that Russia and China are providing assistance to Iran. He believes the two countries would have “far too much to lose” by supporting Tehran, in a post on his Truth Social platform reported by La Presse.

Donald Trump nevertheless said that such assistance, if it existed, would be “very limited”. He added that the United States would be informed of it “very quickly” and had already expressed the same conviction in July, according to La Presse.

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