Reports Indicate China Supplying Materials to Iran's Missile Program Amid US-Israeli Strikes

Reports indicate that China has provided materials to support Iran's missile program amid ongoing US-Israeli strikes against Iranian targets. The Institute for the Study of War, a US military think tank, based its assessment on recent reporting from Western media. According to the institute, China is helping Iran reconstitute its missile program while US-Israeli efforts seek to degrade it.

Western media reported that China has sent multiple shipments of missile fuel precursors to Iran since the war began on February 28. The Daily Telegraph reported that four sanctioned Iran-flagged vessels have docked at Iranian ports since the war's start.

These vessels are believed to carry Chinese chemicals for missile fuel, with enough material to produce hundreds of projectiles traveling from Chinese to Iranian ports.

military forces have been working to rebuild their missile infrastructure after airstrikes by US and Israeli forces.

The Institute for the Study of War stated that Iran has been excavating underground missile bunkers and silos struck by the combined forces, in some cases returning them to operation hours after strikes, according to recent US intelligence assessments.

The institute noted that while Iran may reestablish access to launchers hours after strikes, these launchers are part of a larger system that has been degraded, with reported fear and lack of coordination affecting some Iranian forces, leading to sub-optimal functioning of medium-range missile systems.

The institute further stated that China's efforts to help Iran reconstitute its missile program could undermine combined force efforts to degrade or destroy supporting elements of the ballistic missile program.

companies have faced US sanctions for facilitating military aid to Iran.