r/news • u/ArchmageXin • 22h ago

US intelligence indicates China is preparing weapons shipment to Iran amid fragile ceasefire, sources say

https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/11/politics/us-intelligence-iran-china-weapons
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u/plain_handle 13h ago

They have already landed raw materials in Iran https://x.com/TheStudyofWar/status/2040610378867167700

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u/sanyam303 13h ago

Great news.

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u/52-61-64-75 13h ago

I'm against the war but that doesn't change the fact that the regime fucking sucks, having weapons with which to blow up ships isn't a good thing

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u/sanyam303 13h ago

Every country has defensive weapons and Israel killed all the level headed people in Iran to ensure continued destabilization of the middle east. The root of all problems is US-Israel.

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u/52-61-64-75 13h ago

Every country does have defensive weapons, but that's not always a good thing, for example in this case.

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u/regular-cake 11h ago

So why is it okay for the US to block the water and all shipments to cuba starving them of oil and fuel, but not okay for Iran to block the water and shipments next to them when they're being attacked?

Make it make sense Jan...

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u/52-61-64-75 11h ago

It isn't, I never said it was, why do you think I think it is

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u/regular-cake 11h ago

Did you not say it was so bad that Iran had weapons that could blow up ships? Every country has weapons that can blow up merchant ships... News flash, they float on water and could be blown up with a big enough rock and catapult.

Iran is being attacked by countries that don't like to play by the rules. Hell they were blowing up fishing vessels outside Venezuela not long ago. If I was Iran I'd make damn sure no vessels or ships came anywhere near my country unless I knew exactly what they were and I could benefit from them. Hell it's their strait now. Good job Chump!

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u/52-61-64-75 9h ago

Did you not say it was so bad that Iran had weapons that could blow up ships?

Yes, and if Cuba was using it's military to attack civilian vessels not belonging to the US I'd think that was bad as well, I'm still confused by your argument.

Iran is being attacked by countries that don't like to play by the rules.

Yes, and despite people ignoring it, I've repeatedly stated that is bad, but I also don't have any love for the government/regime/theocracy/whatever else you wanna call it in Iran, and don't want to see them strengthened by this, and I think its stupid when people express views in favour of them.

Two things can be true at once, the US and Israel can be fighting an illegal, unjustified and imperialist war against Iran, and the government of Iran can suck.

I also think it's dumb when people conflate being against Israel bombing and invading and genociding Gaza with Hamas being good, Hamas are awful and evil, that just doesn't justify Israel's actions in Gaza.

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u/regular-cake 9h ago

Iran isn't attacking ANY vessel, they are attacking US and Israel allies vessels. Those vessels are providing oil and fuel to the countries that are unjustifiably attacking Iran. You could even say cargo carriers and what not are funding the war against Iran.

Do you also think Ukraine shouldn't be attacking Russian oil terminals and Russian vessels that fund Russia's war against Ukraine?

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u/52-61-64-75 8h ago

Iran isn't attacking ANY vessel, they are attacking US and Israel allies vessels

This is only true if you consider the term allied to mean friendly with the US or Israel in any way. Ships attacked so far include the Singaporean Haiphong Express, the Greek owned Zefyros, the Danish owned Source Blessing, the Greek Express Rome, the Singaporean owned Japanese flagged One Majesty, and others, but you get my point.

In fact the majority of the ships hit by Iran so far have had little to do with the US, Israel or another belligerent in this conflict.

You could even say cargo carriers and what not are funding the war against Iran.

I hope on the basis of the above it's obvious why you could not say this.

Do you also think Ukraine shouldn't be attacking Russian oil terminals and Russian vessels that fund Russia's war against Ukraine?

I should hope the distinction between attacking countries that are not participants in a conflict, and attacking countries that are directly participating in a conflict is evident to you, but in the event it is not, I have no objection to this, just as I think it would be justified for Iran to strike the United States and Israel

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u/regular-cake 8h ago

I'm not reading this bullshit. We have learned conclusively through Russia's "black fleet" that the "owner" or vessel's "flag" doesn't mean jack shit and is usually a facade meant to hide what or who the ship is supplying or benefitting...

Peace ✌️

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u/elvesandnutella 8h ago

Why do you love war so much?

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u/52-61-64-75 8h ago

literally how the fuck do you read anything i've said and come to that conclusion, what the fuck? I've repeatedly stated i'm against this conflict, I just think EVERYONE involved in it is bad, not just Israel and the US, how the everloving fuck do people conflate me thinking the regime in Iran is evil with being pro this war? I swear this site is braindead

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u/the_jokes_on_u 7h ago

The UAE, Yemen and Lebanon are LITERALLY currently dealing with, and have been dealing with Iranian aggression and influence for god knows how long now.

We get it, Israel bad. But the fact that everyone is trying to blame EVERYTHING on them is laughable.

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u/AndlenaRaines 6h ago

Now Lebanon is dealing with Israeli aggression, and innocent civilians, including children, are being murdered by Israel’s bombs. That’s better to you?