U.S. President Donald Trump made cryptic comments Tuesday about China possibly providing weapons or other potentially lethal war supplies to Iran, a move that would test a U.S. red line on aiding Tehran during the war.
The president suggested in an interview on CNBC Tuesday that the U.S. caught a boat with a “gift” from China, after talking about the U.S. restocking its munitions, hinting — without explicitly saying — that the present was some form of lethal aid for Tehran.
“We caught a ship yesterday that had some things on it, which wasn’t very nice — a gift from China, perhaps, I don’t know,” Trump said. “I thought I had an understanding with President Xi, but that’s alright. That’s the way the war goes right?”