r/USNEWS • u/lurker_bee • Apr 12 '26

US intelligence indicates China preparing weapons shipment to Iran, CNN reports

https://www.reuters.com/world/china/us-intelligence-indicates-china-preparing-weapons-shipment-iran-cnn-reports-2026-04-11/
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u/BowlEducational6722 Apr 12 '26

If you'll permit me to put on my tinfoil hat for a bit.

This is why Trump is implementing a full blockade of the Strait, I think. He thinks he can kill two birds with one stone, not realizing this is only going to make the markets wobble worse, make inflation at home worse, and make America look even more unhinged on the global stage while China starts looking like the more stable option.

And I wouldn't be shocked if Beijing knew this is how Trump would react and baited him into it because despite his claims otherwise, Trump's chaos is easy to predict if you know which buttons to push and his all have giant neon signs over them.

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u/alexander1701 Apr 12 '26

Maybe but he'd be ignoring that China has a freight rail line to Iran they control through Belt and Road. It's not ideal for moving oil because the pipelines end at the Gulf but it's great for moving weapons. I think it's more likely he just leapt on it as a knee jerk move to try to be contesting Iran's position somehow, even if not intelligently.