India, July 25 -- US President Donald Trump has said it would be "very bad" for China and Russia if they were found to be helping Iran in its war with the US and Israel, even as he said he trusts both countries' leaders when they say they are not supplying weapons to Iran.

Trump's statement came on Truth Social after Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth told lawmakers that Russia and China are "enabling Iran." Trump wrote, "President Xi, at our recent meeting in Beijing, China, told me that he would not, under any circumstances, give or sell Weapons to the Islamic Republic of Iran- And that statement included Chinese Companies." He added, "Considering our relationship, I take him at his word and, besides, l am doing him very big favors, also. ...