Trump gets Xi's pledge to halt Iran support, US envoy says

President Donald Trump warned Chinese President Xi Jinping against supporting Iran during talks in Washington this week and received assurances that China would not do so, the U.S. ambassador to China said Sept. 25. The warning came amid reports that China had supplied Iran with shoulder-fired air-defense missile launchers. Ambassador David Perdue said Trump reiterated that direct or indirect support for Iran was "totally unacceptable," and that Beijing assured U.S. officials on Sept. 24 that it would stop such assistance. The discussions occurred during Xi's three-day state visit, with Trump acknowledging they addressed the U.S.-Israel war on Iran launched in late February. U.S. lawmakers had urged Trump to confront Xi over reports of Chinese assistance, including possible targeting help linked to U.S. casualties. Reuters reported Iran was expected to receive up to 400 Chinese-made missile launchers, and Tehran has used barter arrangements to bypass oil sanctions and buy Chinese goods.