The White House, speaking through Trump, Monday announced that it does not think that China or Russia are helping Iran. The assertion comes in conflict with recent reports by the American intelligence community, which have determined that both countries are actively aiding Tehran’s current war effort.

In a post on his social media platform Truth, Trump responded to allegations by his political critics of close relations between Moscow and Beijing and Tehran. The President said that if there’s any involvement, it’s “very low level” and that any significant role played by American authorities would be “very quickly” noticed, as the two countries have “too much to lose.”

But these presidential claims contradict the latest reports from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and other security agencies. Briefed officials say Russia and China have been supplying key weapons parts and satellite imagery, especially for targeting purposes, to the Iranian military.

Trump has previously threatened to have “severe consequences” if he thought either country was going to help Iran. He has continually called Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping “neutral” in the ongoing war. Trump is said to have told Xi in his recent visit to Washington to not help Tehran and assured him that he would not interfere in the conflict.

But the geopolitical situation is still very fluid. Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and government have stated publicly that the conflict between Iran and the West may spark a Middle East arms race. At the same time, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has strongly condemned Washington’s military operations as “a blatant infringement on Iran’s sovereignty.

Following joint U.S.-Israeli strikes on February 28, which sparked the conflict, the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has launched heavy retaliatory attacks against Israel. The resulting violence spread throughout the region – including operations in Lebanon – has displaced millions and killed thousands.

As per fresh reports, China has been helping Iran in five different forms, including providing shoulder-fired air-defense missile launchers in assisting Tehran in avoiding international sanctions on oil trade, which the country has claimed in its official statements. Moreover, Trump has also recently dismissed a September report indicating the Iranian intelligence got satellite images of an Iranian military base located in Jordan prior to the attack which took the lives of three American soldiers in July, the information again obtained from China.