China-Iran Dual-Use Shipments
Report reveals Chinese suppliers sent dual-use shipments to Iran during conflict.
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A Wall Street Journal report citing Iranian customs data says Chinese suppliers sent about 1,300 shipments of dual-use components to Iran’s Defense Ministry in the first half of 2026, including GPS equipment, motors and aircraft-engine parts that could support drone and missile programs. The shipments reportedly continued during the U.S.-Iran conflict, alongside increased China-Iran cargo flights. U.S. officials have also raised concerns that Chinese banks and front companies help Iran evade sanctions. Ukrainian officials say Chinese-linked engines, materials and electronics have appeared in Russian drones, including faster jet-powered models used in attacks on Ukraine. China says it does not supply weapons to Iran or Russia and regulates dual-use exports, while U.S. officials say they will continue targeting sanctions evasion.
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One reported shipment arrived in Iran on the day the United States and Iran reached a ceasefire in April; another shipment, carrying drone parts valued at more than $6 million, reportedly arrived two days later.
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Mahan Air, an Iranian airline under U.S. sanctions, increased its China flights after the war began and was operating more than two dozen flights by late April, according to the report.
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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian told the U.N. General Assembly that Iran sought no permission to defend itself, while also claiming the country was not seeking nuclear weapons.
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