April 11 (Reuters) – U.S. intelligence signifies China is making ready to ship new air protection methods to Iran inside the subsequent few weeks, NCS reported late on Friday, citing three folks acquainted with current intelligence assessments.
The community mentioned there are indications that Beijing is working to route the shipments via third nations to masks their origin.
The U.S. State Department, White House and the Chinese embassy in Washington didn’t instantly reply to Reuters requests for remark.
Beijing is making ready to switch shoulder-fired anti-air missile methods generally known as MANPADs, NCS mentioned, citing sources it didn’t title.
The U.S. and Iran are set to maintain high-level negotiations on Saturday in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad, in search of methods to finish their six-week-old conflict.
(Reporting by Akanksha Khushi in Bengaluru; Editing by William Mallard)
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