US diplomat: China providing Iran proxies with drones
“We’re certainly not going to leave a vacuum in the Middle East for Russia or China or Iran, for that matter, to fill,” Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Barbara Leaf said.
Newsrael News Desk 05.08.2022
The top US diplomat for the Middle East warned Thursday against China’s growing influence in the Middle East, calling out Beijing for not doing enough to stop the flow of drones reaching Iranian proxies.
“Now, they're not provided by the state, but the state does not attempt to curtail that flow” of drones used to attack Gulf countries, Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Barbara Leaf said.
Source: Medialine
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