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Los servicios de inteligencia de EE.UU. aseguran que China tiene un papel más activo en la guerra en Medio Oriente
Las agencias de inteligencia de Estados Unidos han obtenido información de que, en las últimas semanas, China podría haber enviado un cargamento de misiles portátiles a Irán para su conflicto con Estados Unidos e Israel, según funcionarios estadounidenses.
Los funcionarios dijeron que la información de inteligencia no es concluyente respecto al envío del cargamento, y que no hay pruebas de que los misiles chinos ya se hayan utilizado contra las fuerzas estadounidenses o israelíes durante el conflicto.
Pero incluso un debate en Pekín sobre el envío de misiles a Irán indica hasta qué punto China se considera implicada en el conflicto. Los servicios de inteligencia han evaluado que China está adoptando en secreto una postura activa en la guerra, al permitir que algunas empresas envíen a Irán productos químicos, combustible y componentes que pueden utilizarse en la producción militar para la guerra.
Los misiles disparados desde el hombro, conocidos como MANPADS, son capaces de derribar aviones que vuelen a poca altura.
Durante mucho tiempo, China se ha mostrado reacia a enviar material militar acabado a Irán, pero algunos funcionarios del gobierno quieren que Pekín permita que sus empresas suministren directamente a las fuerzas de seguridad iraníes durante el conflicto con Estados Unidos.
Si el gobierno chino ha permitido el envío de misiles, sería una escalada significativa y un indicio de que al menos algunos dirigentes chinos trabajan activamente para provocar una derrota militar estadounidense en una guerra que ha asolado Medio Oriente.
La información sobre el posible apoyo chino a Irán llega cuando los servicios de inteligencia estadounidenses han visto pruebas de que Rusia ha proporcionado al ejército iraní información satelital específica para ayudar al Cuerpo de la Guardia Revolucionaria Islámica de Irán a atacar barcos estadounidenses, junto con instalaciones militares y diplomáticas en todo Medio Oriente.
En conjunto, el apoyo militar a Irán muestra cómo los poderosos adversarios de Estados Unidos han visto una oportunidad de aumentar los costos para Estados Unidos por el inicio de la guerra y, de manera potencial, entorpecer al ejército estadounidense en el conflicto.
El apoyo chino a Irán llega en un momento delicado de las relaciones entre Estados Unidos y China. El presidente Donald Trump tiene previsto viajar el mes que viene a China para reunirse con el presidente chino Xi Jinping, en una cumbre que se espera aborde una serie de cuestiones comerciales, tecnológicas y militares. La cumbre estaba prevista inicialmente para marzo, pero se retrasó debido a la guerra en Irán.
Las agencias de inteligencia estadounidenses han seguido de cerca el apoyo que Rusia y China han prestado a Irán durante la guerra. Los funcionarios estadounidenses han considerado que Rusia está más dispuesta a ayudar, al enviar ayuda alimentaria, suministros militares no letales e imágenes por satélite a Teherán. Sin embargo, Moscú parece haber descartado el suministro de material militar ofensivo o defensivo, por temor a provocar a Estados Unidos.
En general, los funcionarios chinos han querido proteger, al menos públicamente, su imagen de parte neutral. Antiguos funcionarios afirman que Irán depende de China para obtener componentes para sus misiles y drones, pero Pekín puede argumentar que dichos componentes, por cruciales que sean, pueden utilizarse para fabricar mucho más que armamento. China también proporcionó información de inteligencia y suministró piezas de doble uso a Irán, del mismo modo que lo hizo con Rusia durante su guerra con Ucrania.
Un reportaje de la CNN del sábado decía que China se preparaba para enviar un cargamento de misiles de hombro a Irán en las próximas semanas.
Un portavoz de la embajada de China en Estados Unidos negó rotundamente que su gobierno hubiera enviado misiles a Irán durante la guerra.
“China nunca ha proporcionado armas a ninguna de las partes en conflicto; la información en cuestión es falsa”, dijo Liu Pengyu, el portavoz. “Como importante país responsable, China cumple sistemáticamente sus obligaciones internacionales. Instamos al lado estadounidense a que se abstenga de hacer acusaciones infundadas, establecer conexiones de forma maliciosa y de recurrir al sensacionalismo; esperamos que las partes pertinentes hagan más para ayudar a rebajar las tensiones”.
China depende en gran medida del petróleo que pasa por el estrecho de Ormuz, y está ansiosa por no hacer nada que prolongue la guerra, según funcionarios estadounidenses. Al mismo tiempo, al menos algunos funcionarios chinos están interesados en apoyar a Teherán en una guerra que se considera que debilita la posición y la fuerza de Estados Unidos.
China es el mayor socio comercial de Irán y el mayor comprador de petróleo iraní. Según un informe de la Comisión de Revisión Económica y de Seguridad entre Estados Unidos y China, grupo fundado por el Congreso para examinar los vínculos bilaterales de Estados Unidos con China, “las compras chinas representan aproximadamente el 90 por ciento del petróleo exportado por Irán, lo que proporciona decenas de miles de millones de dólares en ingresos anuales que sostienen el presupuesto gubernamental y las actividades militares de Irán”.
Sin embargo, los expertos sobre China han señalado que la retórica pública de China durante la guerra de Irán ha sido neutral en su mayoría, posiblemente debido a los profundos lazos económicos que China mantiene con las naciones árabes del golfo Pérsico las cuales han sido atacadas por Irán durante el conflicto.
“En todo caso, retóricamente se están alineando más con sus socios del Golfo que con Irán”, dijo Henrietta Levin, del Centro de Estudios Estratégicos e Internacionales de Washington. “La relación económica, tecnológica y energética con el Golfo es, en muchos sentidos, estratégicamente más importante para China que cualquier relación que mantenga con Irán”.
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Marxist political influencer Hasan Piker is lashing out over a federal inquiry into his recent trip to communist Cuba, calling it an «intimidation tactic» prompted by his harsh stance on Israel and the U.S.
The response by Piker — echoed by other leaders from Democratic Socialists of America and pro-communist and anti-Israel leaders — illustrates how quickly the Cuba «solidarity» movement, pro-communist influencers and anti-Israel activist networks converged online to frame the federal inquiry not as a sanctions or foreign influence investigation, but as political repression aimed at broader anti-capitalist, anti-Western, anti-Israel activist movements.
Piker told followers during a livestream on Twitch Sunday afternoon that he is being targeted for being a «loudmouth» and «rabble-rouser,» criticizing Israel and the «fascist» United States.
Fox News Digital reported Saturday that the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control has sent administrative subpoenas to Piker and leftist CodePink co-founder Medea Benjamin to get documents about the financial, logistical and communications details of their March trips to Cuba, in possible violation of laws and regulations about doing business with the government of Cuba.
«It’s not great,» Piker told his followers in the early minutes of his livestream on Sunday afternoon. «The news is not great, okay? Um, I mean, it’s bulls—. But still not great…I mean it’s bulls— but still not great that they’re after your boy. They’re up my a–.»
Piker didn’t respond to requests for comment, although he acknowledged receiving the queries as he spoke to his followers during his livestream. He said that he got his trip cleared by the Office of Foreign Assets Control, saying, «Everything we did was cleared by Treasury.»
The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control didn’t respond to a request for comment.
By the end of his segment on the federal inquiry, Piker pivoted from the Cuba sanctions inquiry to argue that the scrutiny was really driven by backlash to his comments on Israel.
«A lot of this, by the way, does still have a lot to do with Israel,» he said, charging that his critics «don’t like that I talk s— about Israel» and «don’t like that I am a loudmouth, a rabble-rouser.»
He claimed the investigation was not «just about Cuba» but also about his role in boosting anti-Israel voters and candidates.
«They recognize that Democrats and young people are against Israel» and see him «campaigning with candidates who are anti-Israel, and they are winning their races,» he said.
FEDS SUBPOENA HASAN PIKER, MEDEA BENJAMIN OVER CUBA TRIPS
Marxist political influencer Hasan Piker stands outside his home in West Hollywood, Calif., on May 12, 2026, pointing silently to his dog Kaya to direct her back into his home. (MB/Splash for Fox News Digital)
Piker’s response followed a pattern that has become common among online activist influencers under scrutiny: reframing a legal or regulatory inquiry as political persecution while broadening the issue into a sweeping ideological struggle. Rather than focus narrowly on the sanctions questions surrounding the Cuba trip, Piker repeatedly cast himself as the victim of a coordinated campaign by «Israel first» Democrats, pro-Israel activists, mainstream media figures and the «fascist» Trump administration.
He frequently shifted the conversation away from the specifics of Treasury’s inquiry and toward a larger narrative in which the federal government is allegedly criminalizing anti-Israel activism, anti-capitalist politics and opposition to U.S. foreign policy. He sought to portray the investigation as evidence that powerful political and media institutions are targeting dissenting voices who challenge establishment positions on Israel, Cuba and American foreign policy.
At one point, Piker said he created a mini-documentary about life in Cuba during his March trip, saying he was serving as a journalist. In other moments, he has described the mission as a «humanitarian» effort, framing his trip as providing «humanitarian aid» to the people of Cuba.
Piker also characterized the controversy using language increasingly emerging from socialist, communist and anti-capitalist movements online, where activists have used the phrase «Epstein class» as shorthand for wealthy elites and the supposed moral corruption of American capitalism. The rhetoric repeats the propaganda of U.S. adversaries, including Cuba, China, the Islamic Republic of Iran and Russia.
He read a comment from a fan, who wrote, «We’ll free you, my brother.»
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Hasan Piker, a Democratic Socialists of America member, and CodePink co-founder Jodie Evans meet in Havana, Cuba, as part of a «United Front» supporting the communist regime. (CodePink via Storyful)
Piker responded, «I’m seemingly going to be made an example of…in America’s galloping toward fascism.»
He batted away suspicions that Elon Musk made a «boss call» to subpoena Piker after he did an interview yesterday with Ashley St. Clair, the mother of a baby with Musk. The two are going through a custody dispute.
«I haven’t gotten anything yet,» said Piker.
«Yes, I’ll get lawyered up,» he said, in response to a follower.
He said he needed a lawyer with expertise on the First Amendment and «knowledgeable on OFAC.»
«I haven’t had anything happen to me yet,» he said. «And it’s not like anything I’ve done.»
Saturday evening, Piker posted on X that «the American govt would rather try to criminalize delivering aid to a country we’d starved, than punish the Epstein class.»
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CodePink co-founder Medea Benjamin arrives home in Washington, D.C., on May 11, 2026, with her partner TIghe Barry. (LG for Fox News Digital)
At 10:51 p.m., CodePink’s Benjamin posted: «Taking medical supplies to pediatric hospitals in Cuba is now a crime? Saving the lives of babies is a crime? The administration is beyond grotesque.»
Benjamin repeated the movement’s broader framing of the Cuba trips as «humanitarian» missions, even as organizers and participants repeatedly paired the aid campaigns with overt political rhetoric condemning the Trump administration, U.S. sanctions policy and what activists described as «imperialism» and «settler colonialism» in Cuba and Latin America.
Piker’s uncle, far-left commentator Cenk Ugyur, the co-founder of Justice Democrats, a socialist organization that helped elect Ilhan Omar, Rashida Talib and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to Congress in 2018, defended him online Saturday night.
«Government apparently sent some bullshit subpoena to Hasan,» Ugyur wrote. «They’re tightening the noose on speech. Remember, they’ll always have an excuse or some technicality. It’s not like they’re going to tell you, ‘We did it because we don’t like what you’re saying.’»
Uygur then linked the investigation to broader left-wing claims about suppression of pro-Palestinian and anti-Israel speech, arguing the government was using legal and procedural mechanisms to target political dissent rather than directly censoring viewpoints.
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Piker called CodePink co-founder Jodie Evans a «wonderful person.» He took a photo in Havana with Evans, which she shared on her Instagram account from Cuba.
A little after 3 p.m., one hour and 12 minutes into his livestream, Piker acknowledged, «I would much rather not have to deal with this.»
Half an hour later, he insisted that he was being targeted for his strong opposition to the existence of the state of Israel, playing a clip of Rep. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., as they spoke about the growing tide of anti-semitism, including from Piker.
At one point, Piker scoffed as the two lawmakers discussed increasing reports of antisemitism in the U.S.
Piker later moved on to a segment supporting the the Islamic Republic of Iran in its talks with the U.S. and Israel to end the war in Iran, mocking the Israel delegation’s «chirping,» critiquing U.S. foreign policy for allegedly letting «Israel take control over our entire Middle East policy» and moving the focus of his monologue to a critique of the «Zionist» state of Israel and the «rogue» United States.
Fox News Digital’s Sophia Compton contributed to this report.
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‘Bibi’s hair on fire’: Trump-Netanyahu public ‘rift’ masked unified front against Iran, analyst says
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Intensifying leaks and tense phone calls between President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suggesting a relationship breakdown over Iran were part of a calculated strategic effort to keep Tehran guessing, a leading defense analyst told Fox News Digital on Sunday.
The public display, which projected American diplomatic patience while shutting out Jerusalem, covertly laid the groundwork for a unified front, he said.
The strategy culminated in a weekend synchronization phase, with Trump and Netanyahu showcasing total alignment by Sunday, suggested Kobi Michael, a senior researcher at the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) and the Misgav Institute.
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President Donald Trump greets Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as he arrives at the White House on Sept. 29, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Axios had reported Thursday that a difficult call between the leaders focused on a revised U.S. proposal sent to Iran via Pakistan, which Netanyahu reportedly rejected in favor of renewed military action to degrade Tehran’s infrastructure.
One U.S. source told the outlet that «Netanyahu’s hair was on fire» after the exchange.
Separately, weekend reports suggested Israeli leaders were being marginalized from U.S.-Iran negotiations after Netanyahu’s prewar push for a joint campaign to topple the Iranian regime failed to materialize.
Netanyahu broke his silence Sunday, posting on X to declare absolute solidarity with the White House and project a unified stance.
IRAN’S NEW SUPREME LEADER IS ‘HIS FATHER ON STEROIDS,’ EXPERTS WARN OF HARDLINE RULE
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House on April 7, 2025. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
«The partnership between us and our two countries has been proven on the battlefield and has never been stronger,» Netanyahu shared on X. «My policy, like President Trump’s, remains unchanged: Iran will not have nuclear weapons.»
Michael viewed the public friction and targeted leaks as a calculated tactical feint designed to keep Tehran blindsided.
«Neither President Trump nor Prime Minister Netanyahu has any interest in any crisis, but by leaking the story of a crisis between Trump and Netanyahu, the Iranians might find themselves surprised by the timing of the next military attack,» Michael said.
«The leak created a sense of disagreement between the two leaders and positions Trump as the leader who gives another chance to the diplomatic path despite the pressures of Prime Minister Netanyahu,» he said.
«Trump understands who the Iranians are.»
The final synchronization followed a weekend phone call in which Trump reassured Netanyahu that any final agreement with Iran would fully dismantle Tehran’s nuclear program.
UN’S NUCLEAR WATCHDOG WARNS ITS UNABLE TO CONFIRM IRAN’S PROGRAM IS ‘ENTIRELY PEACEFUL’
President Donald Trump monitors U.S. military operations in Iran following an Israeli strike in Tehran on Feb. 28, 2026, alongside several Cabinet members. (White House)
Netanyahu also said Trump also «reaffirmed Israel’s right to defend itself against threats on every front, including Lebanon.»
Washington has been keeping Jerusalem updated on the negotiations «over a memorandum of understanding to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and enter negotiations toward a final agreement on the points that remain in dispute,» an official statement read.
Following the Sunday call, Netanyahu also thanked Trump for his «exceptional commitment to Israel’s security.»
«Netanyahu’s last post about his last conversation with Trump can be understood as the ultimate closure to this deception and any accusations,» Michael added.
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«This is trying to prepare the Israeli public for the idea that everything was fully coordinated with the U.S., and the diplomatic developments will serve the Israeli interest.»
Michael added, however, that skepticism remained in Jerusalem over whether the gaps between the U.S. and Iran will be bridged, or whether «Trump will accept the Iranian position.»
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