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The casket of Army Sgt. Angel Rampersad who was killed in action at Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan, photographed on July 31, 2026 in New York City
The casket of Army Sgt. Angel Rampersad who was killed in action at Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan, photographed on July 31, 2026 in New York City. © Spencer Platt, Getty Images via AFP

A report released by The Wall Street Journal on Saturday said Chinese entities supplied Iran with satellite images of a base in Jordan before and after an attack that killed three US soldiers. US President Donald Trump has warned Beijing not to sell weapons to Iran, and in May, Washington sanctioned three China-based satellite firms for enabling Iran's military operations. 

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Yesterday's key developments:

  • Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi rebels seized control of the country's entire Red Sea coast

  • Saudi authorities shut the East-West oil pipeline in the Riyadh and Medina areas after it came under attack

  • Iran's president said pressure on the country was at a critical, dangerous stage 

  • Trump declined Saudi crown prince's call for US strikes on Houthis. 

(FRANCE 24 with Reuters, AP and AFP)

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