Recent reports indicate that at least three Chinese cargo planes, including Boeing 747 freighters and an Airbus A330-243F, landed in Iran.
The report says the carho planes landed after turning off their transponders near Iranian airspace.
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These flights was reportedly scheduled to begin the journey just a day after Israeli strikes on Tehran.
The cargo crafts originated from Chinese cities like Guangzhou, Zhengzhou, and Shanghai.
Flight plans listed Luxembourg as the destination, but the planes diverted to Iran, raising suspicions of covert military support.
Aviation experts note these aircraft are suited for transporting military equipment, and the transponder blackouts suggest high-level coordination between Beijing and Tehran.
Speculation centers on the planes possibly carrying weapons or missile components, given China’s history of supplying Iran with such materials.
However, no official confirmation from China or Iran clarifies the cargo’s nature of what it was transporting and why it went off the normal signal.
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Beijing is also reported to have been avoiding direct conflict involvement to maintain their ffßs street U.S. relations.
HThe flights coincide with heightened Israel-Iran tensions, with Iranian airspace briefly closed to civilian traffic during th lanhowegddings.