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News & Current Events Apr 17, 2026 at 3:05 PM

U.S. intelligence detects signs China is weighing giving Iran advance radar systems

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U.S. intelligence detects signs China is weighing giving Iran advance radar systems
www.cbsnews.com
U.S. intelligence detects signs China is weighing giving Iran advance radar systems
The technology would enhance Iran's ability to detect and track incoming threats, like low-flying drones and cruise missiles.
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Prestigious_Face7727 Apr 17, 2026 +31
So a press release from the USA government. Presumably so trump can taco and say that China have now agreed not to provide them?
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Traditional_Drama_91 Apr 17, 2026 +9
Hey man, markets ain’t gonna juice themselves 
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Predator_ Apr 18, 2026 +1
Yep, CBS is the only one reporting this.
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EmmaFrostBroken Apr 18, 2026 +5
They really got to call it something else "US Intelligence" just sounds like an oxymoron.
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TheWizard Apr 17, 2026 +12
Isn't this something every country does? Doesn't Israel?
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DrawingDramatic1641 Apr 18, 2026 +2
Wait china ain't giving them hypersonics and just basic radars China need to do more
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[deleted] Apr 17, 2026 +1
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mtnyoung Apr 17, 2026 +2
Ah, something useful could actually come out of this insane, orange pedophile war?? Let them give it to Iran. And then do what the US seems to be good at these days: a special op to steal it.
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Mysterious-Prompt212 Apr 17, 2026 +1
Tramp's best buddy Xi would never do anything against the US just like his butt buddy Putin.
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Sad-Excitement9295 Apr 17, 2026
So either this is going so escalate or end soon. I doubt we'll be just waiting for China to supply Iran with defense systems. Israel will want to attack quickly while they still think they have a chance. Things are only looking worse.
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Ultra_Metal Apr 17, 2026 -9
China should be sanctioned and boycotted for sponsoring terrorism and running a brutal dictatorship that oppresses the people of China.
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k6tcher Apr 17, 2026 +7
... And Israel too! Right?!?
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Imbsiouse Apr 17, 2026 +11
If any country that should be sanctioned and boycotted it's Israel for being a terrorist nation and running a brutal dictatorships that murders the people of the Middle East.
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LowLessSodium Apr 17, 2026 +1
You would need to be sanctioning a lot more countries.
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Ultra_Metal Apr 17, 2026 +1
That sounds like a great idea. All tyrannical regimes are evil and illegitimate and have no right to rule.
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whyuhavtobemad Apr 17, 2026 +2
Even propaganda doesn't have this kind of take
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Ultra_Metal Apr 17, 2026 +1
But it should.
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Ragebaiterlmao Apr 17, 2026 +2
Are you mentally disabled?
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imjustsurfin Apr 17, 2026 -13
Iraq's already experienced the "quality" of China's "advanced radar systems". So has Venezuela. And Saudi Arabia. And ....
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I-Might-Be-Something Apr 17, 2026 +9
I'm pretty sure they had S-300s, not Chinese SAMs. China might be hesitant to send them because the US would gain an understanding of their capabilities and how effective current US SEAD operations are against them.
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Ashamed_Can304 Apr 17, 2026 +2
The only Chinese SAMS Iran has are HQ-2, aka SA-2 which they acquired many decades ago, lol
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I-Might-Be-Something Apr 17, 2026 +2
The HQ-9B is their modern SAM system.
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Ashamed_Can304 Apr 17, 2026 +2
I mean the only ones from China Iran has. And HQ-9B isnt the latest, there’s HQ-9C which is largely a Patriot PAC-3 counterpart and HQ-19 which is a THAAD-ER equivalent
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Jamuro Apr 17, 2026
iran uses a mix of russian and chinese aa systems and has developed it's own version thats based on the chinese one too. this is china helping iran replace what got destroyed
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Ashamed_Can304 Apr 17, 2026 +1
They use mostly legacy US, Russian or US/Russian derived stuff. Any stuff they had of PRC origin are very old
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Jamuro Apr 17, 2026 +1
Khorad & Bavar both less than 10 year old Arman only 2 years. S-300 russian Sayyad-1 / HQ-2 iran/chinese there are plenty more but you get the idea given who their ideological adversary is it makes sense that they put quite the effort into their air defense. it didn't help them much, but they did not just use prc equipment. as for their planes on the other hand, i would agree with that assessment. truly some museum pieces.
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Fickle-Maintenance-1 Apr 17, 2026 +2
I mean if you look up HQ-2 that shit is 40+ years old derived from 1960s Soviet technology. I think it would be more surprising if the US military cannot defeat air defense from 40 years ago.
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Jamuro Apr 17, 2026 +1
several generations in between, the newer sayyad designs are from 2014
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Fickle-Maintenance-1 Apr 17, 2026 +1
I mean that’s still an Iranian derivative of the HQ-2 no? Iran has not been capable of R&D in military.
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Jamuro Apr 17, 2026 +1
what do you mean with that? seems a bit of an odd assumption
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Fickle-Maintenance-1 Apr 17, 2026 +1
? A theocratic dictatorship under wide encompassing sanctions, an economy perpetually on the verge of collapse and rampant corruption. Why would I not assume they lack the military budget to modernize its military despite various evidence confirming that assumption.
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Ashamed_Can304 Apr 17, 2026 +1
Iranian SAMs are derivatives of S-300s and Buks. HQ-2 is practically SA-2 which the USAF dealt with in the Vietnam War, so that’s why I said those systems are old as fk.
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imjustsurfin Apr 17, 2026 -3
"***Chinese military officers and commentators*** *lambast Chinese military hardware failure in* ***Iran****, Pakistan and Venezuela.*"
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imjustsurfin Apr 17, 2026 -2
Type *"Chinese weapons failed in (name of country)"* into a search engine. Here are a few: Venezuela, Pakistan, Kenya, Saudi Arabia, Cambodia, Nigeria, Jordan, Bangladesh, Myanmar... [Chinese military officers and commentators lambast Chinese military hardware failure in Iran, Pakistan and Venezuela.](https://www.globaldefensecorp.com/2026/03/05/chinese-media-and-chinese-military-commentators-criticised-chinese-air-defense-system-and-radars-failure-in-iran/) *"Chinese-made SF-200 drones, YLC-8B radars and HQ-9B anti-air missiles were destroyed in Iran, proving China had a difficult task ahead of rebuilding the reputation of its military hardware"*
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I-Might-Be-Something Apr 17, 2026 +6
[Analysts Say No Evidence Iran Is Using Modern Chinese Air Defense Systems.](https://dominotheory.com/hq-nein-analysts-say-no-evidence-iran-is-using-modern-chinese-air-defense-systems/) I think those former PLA officers are more talking about how if the US can effortlessly take out S-300s their HQ-9B don't stand a chance.
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Ashamed_Can304 Apr 17, 2026 +1
Where are those claims? In terms of technology HQ-9B is much newer than S-300-PM2 and is more comparable to S-400 if anything
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I-Might-Be-Something Apr 17, 2026 +2
Read the article OP provided. Former PLA officers cast doubt that their defensive system as a whole can counter US SEAD operations.
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Ashamed_Can304 Apr 17, 2026 +2
Citing GlobalDefeneCorp lmfao. Iran doesn’t have HQ-9B or YLC-8B, there’s no record of such transfer taking place and never have we seen a single photo of those in Iranian service. Bias towards PRC isn’t something new, so you can easily find tons of biased or sensationalist articles making tons of unverified claims, if not making stuff out of thin air and a lot of times if you try to trace down their citations they often lead to some Facebook post or Indian news articles lol
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Fickle-Maintenance-1 Apr 17, 2026 +2
According to SIPRI, there are no Chinese AD in possession of Iran except 1980s HQ-2. And also no evidence of recent radar delivery of Venezuela. Be very careful of Falun Gong and Indian propaganda. (You can tell by the fact there’s not a single picture of destroyed Chinese systems. Only one in this war was a Chinese made drone operated by UAE)
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imjustsurfin Apr 17, 2026
You label EVERY comment that contradicts the CCP narrative as "Falun Gong" propaganda. I suppose Indo-Pacific Forum, Geopolitical Monitor, Washington Times, Reuters, Business Insider.... and so so many other sources, are propagators of Falun Gong\\Other propaganda. *"... no evidence of recent radar delivery..."* Are you serious?! [https://rmcglobal.com/china-and-the-maduro-raid-signals-for-global-power-dynamics/#:\~:text=Venezuela%20has%20become,activities.%5B5%5D](https://rmcglobal.com/china-and-the-maduro-raid-signals-for-global-power-dynamics/#:~:text=Venezuela%20has%20become,activities.%5B5%5D) What's it like living in a world where your feelings\\opinions trump facts\\evidence?
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Fickle-Maintenance-1 Apr 17, 2026 +2
https://armstransfers.sipri.org/ArmsTransfer/TransferData/transferResults?logic=on I live in a world where I look at what the data from reputable organizations say instead of quoting random Indian media. Venezuela has taken delivery of JY-11s (1990s radar) in 2008, no air defense systems. Iran has not received any air defense since the 1980s and no radar. Furthermore, it’s incredibly easy to disprove the propaganda by the fact there’s been absolutely 0 images of Chinese systems in Iran nor any account of USAF engaging them.
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KriosXVII Apr 17, 2026 +1
Don't underestimate China.
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Alive_Internet Apr 17, 2026 -9
This is why I don’t understand why Listnook legitimizes China’s military so much. Their Temu hardware wouldn’t be able to touch the US military, yet Listnook acts like the US should be worried.
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5m3lly_paj33t Apr 17, 2026 +3
You see Pentagon, “Alive_Internet”AKA “arm chair General”says you should not make a fuzz about chinese temu hardware.
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herodha Apr 17, 2026 +1
I mean even if it is shit, the Chinese would still love to get data to improve their technology...
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KriosXVII Apr 17, 2026 +4
The full might of the US military and Israel couldn't roll Iran, and you think China would do worse? Nobody wins if that war starts. But China has way more stuff, people to use it, and land than Iran who barely had an air force and navy at the start of the war.
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HoneyBadger552 Apr 17, 2026 -7
not surprised. over reliance on airpower this whole time. if israel or the US loses another jet, China just proved their eqp works
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Ashamed_Can304 Apr 18, 2026 +1
Look up what sensors and missiles Iran used to take down the US aircrafts & UAVs lol. The only Chinese SAM that Iran has are decades old HQ-2 aka SA-2 which the US engaged during the Vietnam War
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DigitalMountainMonk Apr 19, 2026 +1
Remember when people told me that China had no interest in footing a bill in Iran? Yeah. About that.. If you think these public releases are all China is supplying I have a bridge near Crimea to sell you.
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