Trump calls critics 'morons and lunatics' for claiming China and Russia are helping Iran 'at all'
From the Newshound archive · first published 13 October 2026 · last updated 14 October 2026.
President Donald Trump has dismissed reports of Chinese and Russian military aid to Iran as inconsequential, insisting both nations have "too much to lose" by backing Tehran. The Truth Social post arrived as Trump faced growing bipartisan anger over a separate diesel agreement he reached with Vladimir Putin, which critics argue undercuts Ukraine and conflicts with his own Russia sanctions legislation. Trump labelled those advancing both lines of attack "Radical Left Morons and Lunatics".
Reports have surfaced alleging that China supplied Iran with man-portable air-defence missile systems and assisted Tehran in evading oil sanctions — accusations Trump flatly rejected.
Trump's Russian diesel deal — worth over 300,000 tons immediately, rising to millions of tons — was condemned by Zelensky as "a weak decision by strong partners".
Trump received assurances from Xi Jinping during a Washington visit last month that Beijing would not support Iran, even as evidence of Chinese assistance mounted.