# Intel from China helped Iran target US troops: Sources

https://mins.news/en/video/74405

- CNN, 2026-09-25 18:10 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1MEbsPruAs

> Recent US intelligence assessments say satellite imagery and other intelligence support from Chinese groups helped Iran threaten ships in the Strait of Hormuz and carry out precision strikes on US military bases in the Middle East. The support was part of a sharp improvement in Iran’s targeting capabilities over recent months and helped enable a July strike on a US base in Jordan that killed three American service members.

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