In an interview with NTD News, Gatestone Institute senior fellow Gordon Chang argued that the most important step against Iran is to 'starve the regime' by expanding the naval blockade. He claimed that China has been deeply involved in Iran's war effort, including providing satellite targeting data that contributed to the killing of six US soldiers in Kuwait, and supplying Chinese-made cruise missiles used against the USS Abraham Lincoln.
Gordon Chang, a senior fellow at the Gatestone Institute, gave an interview to NTD News on Monday in which he argued that the United States should adopt a strategy of 'starving' the Iranian regime by tightening the naval blockade. He said that China's support for Iran is far more extensive than generally acknowledged, alleging that Chinese satellites have provided targeting data to Iranian forces, contributing to the killing of six US soldiers at a Kuwait port on March 1, and that Chinese-made CM302 supersonic cruise missiles were used in attacks against the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group. Chang also asserted that Chinese-made computer chips are embedded in Iranian weapons systems.
As The Zioneer has reported in its coverage of the US-Iran conflict, the US Navy has enforced a blockade of Iranian ports since April 2026, and US forces have conducted multiple waves of airstrikes against Iranian military infrastructure in response to attacks on US assets. The interview adds a new dimension to the debate over the scope of Chinese involvement, but Chang's specific claims remain unverified and are not corroborated by independent sources at this time.
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