‘There’s going to be big problems’: Donald Trump warns China over reports of weapons shipments to Iran

Donald Trump stepped up his victorious rhetoric against Iran early on Sunday, claiming the United States had destroyed Tehran’s military capabilities and warning China it would face severe consequences if it was found to be supplying weapons to the Islamic republic led by Mojtaba Khamenei.U.S. President Donald Trump said: “…They don’t have a navy, radar or air force. Their leader is dead… He ruled for many years; he’s gone. Still, let’s see what happens – but from my perspective, I don’t care.”Regarding reports that China is sending weapons to Iran, Trump said, “If China does that, China will have a big problem.”Regarding the US-Iran peace talks being held in Islamabad, where the team led by Trump’s deputy Vance and the Iranian delegation are resolving this issue, Trump said, “They have been meeting for several hours… We’ll see what happens. Anyway, we won… Maybe they made a deal; maybe they made a deal. Maybe they don’t know. It doesn’t matter. From an American perspective, we won…the ship is sailing toward our country. We are loading oil and gas into giant tankers...”Responding to ANI’s question on whether the US would release Iranian assets, the MAGA supremo said, “We will see what happens. We are in deep talks with Iran and we will win no matter what. We defeated them militarily… We are sweeping the channel… Whether we make a deal or not, it makes no difference to me – the reason is that we won… we did not get help from NATO…”Meanwhile, the United States and Iran begin talks after more than a month of all-out military aggression, Pakistan Mediation is an effort to defuse a crisis that led Tehran to close the Strait of Hormuz, disrupting global trade.The two sides launched direct talks in Islamabad on Saturday, days after announcing a fragile two-week ceasefire in a rare face-to-face encounter.The U.S. delegation is led by J.D. Vance and includes special envoys Steve Witkopf and Jared Kushner. The Iranian side is led by Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi.