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Conflict & Security April 21, 2026 473 stories in this edition

US forces intercepted ‘gift from China’ to Iran, Donald Trump says

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US forces intercepted ‘gift from China’ to Iran, Donald Trump says

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US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that US forces had intercepted a “gift from China” to Iran. Speaking ahead of the expiry of the current two-week ceasefire on Wednesday, Trump told CNBC that Tehran had “probably done a little bit of restocking” and implied that Beijing had been helping its efforts. He added: “We caught a ship yesterday that had some things on it, which wasn’t very nice, a gift from China. “P...

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US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that US forces had intercepted a “gift from China” to Iran. Speaking ahead of the expiry of the current two-week ceasefire on Wednesday, Trump told CNBC that Tehran had “probably...

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