{"id":48153,"date":"2026-04-12T02:09:03","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T02:09:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=48153"},"modified":"2026-04-12T02:09:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T02:09:03","slug":"trump-threatens-china-with-big-problems-if-they-arm-iranian-regime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=48153","title":{"rendered":"Trump threatens China with &#8216;big problems&#8217; if they arm Iranian regime"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>President Trump threatened \u201cbig problems\u201d for China Saturday if they deliver air defense systems to Tehran while the US is locked in a war with Iran.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf China does that, China is gonna have big problems, OK?\u201d Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/betsy_klein\/status\/2043070436913647929\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told reporters outside the White House<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>US intelligence sources have said that the People\u2019s Republic was planning to send shoulder-fired anti-air missile systems known as MANPADs to Tehran through third parties over the next few weeks in an attempt to hide the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/04\/11\/world-news\/china-to-deliver-air-defense-systems-to-iran-amid-fragile-cease-fire-report\/\">shady weapons transfer<\/a>, according to CNN. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"39060444\"><br \/>\n\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"icon-plus\" fill=\"#fff\" viewbox=\"0 0 1033 1000\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\"><path d=\"M380 364V0h273v355h380v290H653v355H380V645H0V355h380v9z\"\/><\/svg><br \/>\n<\/button><br \/>\n<figcaption>President Trump threatened China with \u201cbig problems\u201d if they transfer weapons to Iran. <span class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The munitions use heat-seeking guidance to lock onto an aircraft\u2019s engine or exhaust, and were a major obstacle during the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/04\/10\/us-news\/trump-tells-the-post-hes-preparing-military-if-iran-fails-to-comply-in-talks-were-loading-up-the-ships\/\">six-week war in Iran<\/a> \u2014 with one nearly taking out an F\/A-18 Super Hornet last week.<\/p>\n<p>The American F-15 fighter jet shot down by Iran on April 3 was hit by a \u201chandheld\u202fshoulder missile, [a] heat-seeking\u202fmissile,\u201d\u00a0according to Trump.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>China has denied the reports, with its embassy telling <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/liveblog_entry\/report-that-china-will-ship-new-air-defenses-to-iran-is-entirely-fabricated-its-embassy-tells-toi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Times of Israel<\/a> that claims they are planning to arm Tehran with defense weapons are \u201centirely fabricated.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a responsible major country, China always abides by international law and its international obligations, and never provides weapons to any party to the conflict,\u201d the Chinese embassy said in a statement.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"39060443\"><br \/>\n\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"icon-plus\" fill=\"#fff\" viewbox=\"0 0 1033 1000\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\"><path d=\"M380 364V0h273v355h380v290H653v355H380V645H0V355h380v9z\"\/><\/svg><br \/>\n<\/button><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.49926794;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"39060443\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/chinese-president-xi-jinping-attends-123372270_2aa9c9.jpg?w=1024\" 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that includes military cooperation as well,\u201d Araghchi\u00a0told MS Now.<\/p>\n<p><em>Katherine Donlevy contributed to this report. <\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/04\/11\/world-news\/trump-threatens-china-with-big-problems-if-they-arm-iranian-regime\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Trump threatened \u201cbig problems\u201d for China Saturday if they deliver air defense systems to Tehran while the US is locked in a war with 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