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According to exclusive intelligence outlined by Middle East Eye, China has supplied Iran with advanced surface-to-air missile (SAM) batteries during the past two weeks. This major expansion of military cooperation comes at a sensitive time, as Iran seeks to rearm amidst ongoing regional tensions. The transfer of these missile systems is reportedly paid for not with money, but via shipments of sanctioned Iranian oil to China, an arrangement that underscores the depths of their clandestine dealings.