A series of mysterious cargo planes from China appear to have flown close to Iran’s airspace before falling off the radar in recent days, fuelling concerns that Beijing may be quietly assisting in the conflict.
Public flight trackers showed at least three Boeing 747 freighters, which are commonly used for transporting military equipment and weapons, taking off from Chinese cities on Saturday — the day after Israel attacked Iran — Sunday and Monday, The Telegraph reports.
In each case, the planes flew westward along northern China, crossed into Kazakhstan, then south into Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan before disappearing from radar as they neared Iran.