What Happened
Tensions Rise Over China's Military Assistance to Iran
Republican senators have expressed dismay over President Trump’s lavish welcome of Chinese President Xi Jinping to the US, following the discovery that Iran used Chinese satellite imagery to target American troops in Jordan. The senators were briefed on deepening military cooperation between Iran and China, heightening their concerns about Trump’s red-carpet welcome of Xi. They called on Trump to confront Xi over reports of Chinese military assistance to Iran and demanded concessions on trade, especially US agricultural exports. The situation was reported by The Hill.