China rejects Trump accusation that intercepted Iran ship was 'gift from China' - Reuters
China rejects Trump accusation that intercepted Iran ship was 'gift from China' Reuters
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"intercepted Iran ship was 'gift from China'"
— Donald Trump , Politician
"China opposes any accusations and associations that lack a factual basis."
— Guo Jiakun , Politician
"the ship 'had some things on it, which wasn’t very nice. A gift from China perhaps, I don’t know.'"
— Donald Trump , Politician
"China opposes any accusations and associations that lack a factual basis."
— Guo Jiakun , Politician
"A gift from China perhaps, I don't know."
— Donald Trump , Politician
"If the talks are only about the nuclear and there are no nuclear experts around the table, then we will end up with an agreement that is weaker than the JCPOA was."
— Kaja Kallas , Politician
"They can't have long-range offensive strike weapons or support terrorists like Hezbollah and Hamas."
— Tom Cotton , Politician
"Iran is grossly misjudging the President of the United States’ commitment to victory against Iran."
— David Friedman , Executive
"Trump must apologize to the Iranian people and admit before the world that killing our leader was a mistake."
— Ali Shirazi , Activist
"We caught a ship yesterday that had some things on it, which wasn’t very nice. A gift from China perhaps, I don’t know, but I was a little surprised."
— Donald Trump , Politician
"We caught a ship yesterday that had some things on it, which wasn’t very nice — a gift from China, perhaps, I don’t know."
— Donald Trump , Politician
"China opposes any accusations and associations that lack a factual basis."
— Guo Jiakun , Politician
"such accusation and association holds 'no factual basis'"
— Guo Jiakun , Politician
"intercepted Iran ship was 'gift from China'"
— Donald Trump , Politician
"As a responsible major country, China has always set a good example in fulfilling its due international obligation."
— Guo Jiakun , Politician
"I was a little surprised, given he thought he had an understanding with China’s President Xi Jinping."
— Donald Trump , Politician
Key People
Ali Shirazi is head of the ideological-political organization of Iran’s police.
David Friedman is a former U.S. Ambassador to Israel.
Former president of the United States known for his aggressive economic policies.
He is a spokesperson for China's Foreign Ministry.
Kaja Kallas is the High Representative of the European Union, advocating for European cooperation and support in geopolitical matters.
Former United Nations Ambassador who ran against Trump for the Republican presidential nomination.
Tom Cotton is a Republican senator from Arkansas.
Xi Jinping is the General Secretary of the Communist Party of China and President of China.
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China denied U.S. President Donald Trump's remark that an Iranian-flagged cargo ship intercepted by U.S. forces was a 'gift from China.'
U.S. President Donald Trump expressed surprise over finding a 'gift from China' in a seized Iranian tanker ship.
U.S. President Donald Trump suggested that China may be testing U.S. boundaries by providing a 'gift' to Iran.
China's foreign ministry dismissed U.S. President Donald Trump's claim that an Iranian-flagged cargo ship intercepted by U.S. forces was a 'gift from China.'
China on Wednesday denied again that a ship intercepted by the United States contained a 'gift' from Beijing for Iran, a day after US President Donald Trump made the accusation.
China's foreign ministry rejected U.S. President Donald Trump's accusation that an Iranian-flagged cargo ship intercepted by U.S. forces was a 'gift from China.'
China dismissed claims by U.S. President Donald Trump that an Iranian-flagged cargo ship confiscated by U.S. forces was a 'gift from China.'
China denied that a ship intercepted by the United States contained a 'gift' from Beijing for Iran, following U.S. President Donald Trump's accusation.
China's foreign ministry dismissed U.S. President Donald Trump's claim that an Iranian-flagged cargo ship intercepted by U.S. forces was a 'gift from China.'
China's foreign ministry rejected U.S. President Donald Trump's accusation that an Iranian-flagged cargo ship intercepted by U.S. forces was a 'gift from China.'
China's Foreign Ministry dismissed U.S. President Donald Trump's claim that the Iranian ship intercepted by American forces might have had a 'gift from China.'
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