Slotkin Presses Trump to Confront Xi Over Iran’s Use of Chinese Satellite Data in Jordan Attack

Slotkin urges Trump to confront Xi over China's alleged role in Iranian attack on U.S. base in Jordan, killing three service members.

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September 18, 2026 One Min Read

POLICY WIRE — Washington, United States — Democratic Senator Elissa Slotkin is calling on former President Donald Trump to address Chinese President Xi Jinping about reports that Iranian forces used satellite imagery from Chinese firms to plan a deadly strike on a U.S. military base in Jordan.

The incident, which occurred in July, resulted in the deaths of three American service members and injuries to four others. According to a recent report by the Wall Street Journal, citing U.S. officials, Iranian forces obtained high-resolution images of the Muwaffaq Salti Air Base from Chinese companies before and after the attack.

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Slotkin highlighted that the Trump administration had previously sanctioned three Chinese satellite firms for aiding Iran’s military operations against U.S. troops in the Middle East. She criticized Trump’s recent remarks about Xi, in which he described the Chinese leader as having “behaved reasonably well” despite concerns over potential Chinese support for Iran.

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