Trump says China tried to send ‘gift’ to Iran, undermining his ‘good relationship’ with Xi

Published April 21, 2026 4:52pm ET | Updated April 21, 2026 4:52pm ET



President Donald Trump is questioning whether his relationship with China’s paramount leader is as strong as he thought after Beijing allegedly tried to smuggle a “gift” to Iran.

The president, speaking to CNBC’s Squawk Box on Tuesday, said the United States “caught a ship yesterday that had some things on it, which wasn’t very nice — a gift from China perhaps.”

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