Iran used high-resolution satellite imagery of Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan in connection with a July 17 ballistic missile attack that killed three US service members, US officials tell the Wall Street Journal, according to multiple reports.
The New York Post and Middle East Eye both cite the Wall Street Journal’s reporting, which says US authorities have linked the imagery to the attack. Both accounts state that US officials “connected” the satellite images to the strike and that the US does not assert direct involvement by China. The outlets also report that US officials do not identify the specific Chinese entities that provided the imagery, and that no direct allegation against Beijing is made.
While both sources focus on the role of Chinese-supplied imagery, they do so primarily through the US-official framing relayed by the Wall Street Journal, rather than providing independent evidence or additional sourcing about how the imagery was obtained. The reports therefore emphasize attribution of the planning or targeting information rather than attributing the act of firing the missiles to any specific Chinese party.
