Beijing Denies FT Reports That Iran Used Chinese Spy Satellite to Target U.S. Bases

A tall smoke plume billows following an explosion in the Fujairah industrial zone on March 3, 2026. Some wealthy Asians look to move Dubai assets closer to home on Iran war fears. Photo by Fadel SENNA / AFP
A tall smoke plume billows following an explosion in the Fujairah industrial zone on March 3, 2026. Some wealthy Asians look to move Dubai assets closer to home on Iran war fears. Photo by Fadel SENNA / AFP

Iran secretly acquired a Chinese spy satellite in late 2024 that has allowed it to target U.S. military bases across the Middle East during the current war, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, an account Beijing dismissed as untrue.

The TEE-01B satellite, built and launched by Chinese company Earth Eye Co, was acquired by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ Aerospace Force after it was launched into space from China, the report said, citing leaked Iranian military documents.

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