China's foreign ministry on Monday rejected as "groundless" reports that Chinese entities provided Tehran with satellite images of a military base housing US troops in Jordan before and after an Iranian strike that killed three American soldiers. The reports, published by The Wall Street Journal over the weekend, concerned July 17 missile strikes on the Muwaffaq Salti Air Base. Unnamed American officials cited in the Journal's reporting did not name the Chinese entities involved and did not suggest Beijing was directly to blame. Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said, "We firmly oppose groundless suspicion and accusations without evidence." US President Donald Trump downplayed the reports, which could deepen tensions ahead of a planned visit by Chinese leader Xi Jinping to the White House on September 24.
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