Chinese companies allegedly supplied Iran with high-resolution satellite imagery of a U.S. military base shortly before an Iranian missile attack killed three American troops, according to U.S. officials familiar with the intelligence, raising fresh tensions between Washington and Beijing as President Donald Trump prepares to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
The officials told the Wall Street Journal that Iran obtained the imagery from Chinese entities before and after the July 17 attack on Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan. The attack killed Army 1st Lt. Tyler James Feehan, Pvt. Isabella Gonzales, and Sgt. Angel S. Rampersad.
