According to U.S. President Donald J. Trump, both China and Russia played a “neutral” role in the U.S.-Iran War over the

According to U.S. President Donald J. Trump, both China and Russia played a “neutral” role in the U.S.-Iran War over the past few months. However, while China did play a more neutral role, choosing to send a PRC envoy to the Middle East during the war, who played a minimal role, Russia actively aided Iran’s war efforts. During the war Russia sent drone components and other dual use goods to Iran via the Caspian Sea, bypassing the strategic choke point in the Strait of Hormuz.