TRUMP DISMISSES REPORTS OF CHINESE SATELLITE INTEL AIDING IRANIAN ATTACK ON U.S BASE. (PHOTO).
Trump Dismisses Reports of Chinese Satellite Intel Aiding Iranian Attack on US Base U.S. President Donald Trump has minimized the significance of reports suggesting that Chinese organizations provided satellite imagery to Iran ahead of a fatal missile strike on a military outpost hosting American troops in Jordan. The attack, which occurred in July at the Muwaffaq Salti Air Base, resulted in the deaths of three American service members. Addressing journalists aboard Air Force One during his return flight from Ireland, Trump suggested that reciprocal surveillance is a standard practice among global superpowers. “You know, when they say that China spies on us, I say you're right, and we spy on them too,” Trump remarked. “That's what we do. They basically do what we do.” Details of the Intelligence Allegations The controversy stems from a report by The Wall Street Journal, which cited anonymous U.S. officials claiming that Chinese entities had shared satellite data with Tehran pr...
