Creaders.Net, a Chinese-language website based in the United States, collected screenshots of reports from several Chinese media outlets covering the first couple of days following the U.S. attack on Iran. Many of these reports echoed the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP’s) propaganda narrative, suggesting that the United States would find it difficult to win the conflict and that Iran was capable of effectively fighting back.
On February 28, some outlets reported that Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei had survived an assassination attempt. After his death was later confirmed, some media cited experts claiming that he had already transferred his authority beforehand and that his death would therefore have limited impact on Iran’s national decision-making.
Guancha Observer:
“Huang Jin (commentator): The United States has made very poor preparations for this war; the U.S. military is an army that lacks confidence the most among all armies.”
China Daily:
“A video published by foreign media on March 1 shows several fireballs flying across the night sky over Dubai, passing above brightly lit skyscrapers.”
Xi’an City’s Radio and Television:
“Iran Fights Back – Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps issued its seventh statement declaring that Iran was carrying out retaliatory strikes.”
Dajiangkankan website:
“Photos from the scene: An Iranian missile broke through Israel’s defenses and struck Jerusalem. A building was directly hit, leaving a crater about 10 meters deep; people were screaming and running away.”
China Central Television (CCTV-4):
“Li Shaoxian, Honorary Dean of the Institute of Arab Studies at Ningxia University: Khamenei had already transferred his authority in advance, so his death would have only limited impact on Iran’s national decision-making.”
Beijing Times:
“Expert analysis: Khamenei may have already transferred his authority earlier, meaning his death would have only a limited effect on Iran’s decision-making.”
People’s Daily:
“Iranian Missile Hits Israel’s General Staff Headquarters.” “Images released by Iran show that the building housing Israel’s General Staff headquarters was struck early in the morning on March 1 and engulfed in flames.”
Direct News:
“Expert prediction: Khamenei survived the first assassination attempt; the United States and Israel will face a much more difficult situation moving forward.”
Shenzhen National Defense Channel:
“On February 28, Israel’s initial assessment suggested that the joint U.S.–Israeli attempt to assassinate Khamenei and Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian had failed. Khamenei may have already relocated, and Iran’s intelligence operations have changed significantly since last year. He had already left his office.”
Observing Pupil Channel on Bilibili:
“Shen Yi, a professor of international politics at Fudan University, analyzed Israel’s assessment, saying that the assassination attempt against Khamenei and the Iranian president had failed.”
Zhihu:
Jin Canrong (CCP leaders’ policy advisor): “Trump may have made a strategic mistake this time. The assassination attempt by the United States and Israel failed, and Iran now has four possible ways to retaliate.”
Hubei Daily:
“On the evening of March 1, Iran reportedly launched another strike on a U.S. military base in Bahrain. Heavy smoke was seen over the capital Manama, and local media reported that the site on fire was the U.S. base.”
Source: Creaders.Net, March 3, 2026
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