China Rejects Alleged Ties to Iranian Cargo Ship Seized by US in Gulf

China on Tuesday denied any links to the Iranian cargo ship seized by the US in the Gulf allegedly containing chemical materials to manufacture missiles. "To my knowledge, this is a foreign-flagged container ship. 

China opposes any malicious linking and hype," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun told a press briefing here reacting to allegations by former US envoy to the UN Nikki



Haley.

In a post on X, Haley claimed that the ship seized by the US was headed from China to Iran and is linked to chemical shipments for missiles. "It refused repeated orders to stop. 

Another reminder that China is helping prop up Iran's regime - a reality that can't be ignored," Haley said. A US naval ship enforcing the blockade of ships going to Iranian ports fired at the cargo ship when it reportedly failed to heed calls to stop.