The United States sanctioned nine mainland Chinese and Hong Kong companies and individuals on Friday, accusing them of helping Iran's military procure weapons and the raw materials needed to build its Shahed drones and ballistic missiles — in a move that risks complicating President Donald Trump's planned visit to China next week for a long-awaited summit with President Xi Jinping.
The simultaneous announcements from the Treasury and State departments targeted what U.S. officials described as a procurement network sustaining Iran's military-industrial base amid stalled efforts to end the war with Tehran and continued tensions around the Strait of Hormuz.
