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Report that China will ship new air defenses to Iran is ‘entirely fabricated,’ its embassy tells ToI
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleLazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter
China denies a CNN report that it is preparing to ship new air defense systems to Iran,” calling it “entirely fabricated.”
“As a responsible major country, China always abides by international law and its international obligations, and never provides weapons to any party to the conflict,” the Chinese embassy tells The Times of Israel. “China firmly rejects the circulation of speculative, misleading, and false information targeting China.”
It says that on Iran, China has “consistently worked to promote peace talks and never added fuel to the fire. The current ceasefire negotiations have not come easily. We hope that relevant parties will do more to ease tensions, rather than the opposite.”
The Times of Israel Community.