Russia provides Iran with intelligence for strikes on US troops - WP
Kyiv • UNN
Russia is providing Iran with intelligence on the location of American military facilities for strikes in the Middle East. This assistance indicates the involvement of one of America's main nuclear rivals in the war.
Russia is providing Iran with intelligence for strikes on American troops, The Washington Post reports, citing officials, writes UNN.
Russia is providing Iran with targeting information for strikes on American troops in the Middle East, in the first sign of another major US adversary — albeit indirectly — joining the war,
This assistance, which has not been previously reported, "indicates that one of America's main nuclear rivals, possessing excellent intelligence capabilities, is now involved in the rapidly expanding conflict," the publication writes.
"Since the war began on Saturday, Russia has provided Iran with information on the location of American military facilities, including warships and aircraft," three officials said.
"It seems to be a fairly large-scale operation," one source said.
The Russian embassy in Washington did not respond to a request for comment. Moscow called for an end to the war, which it called an "unprovoked act of armed aggression."
The extent of Russian assistance to Iran in targeting remains unclear. According to officials, "the ability of the Iranian military to detect American forces has decreased less than a week after the start of hostilities."
On Sunday, an Iranian drone attack in Kuwait killed six American servicemen and wounded several others. Iran has launched thousands of attack drones and hundreds of missiles at American military positions, embassies, and civilians, as a joint US-Israeli campaign has struck more than 2,000 Iranian targets, including ballistic missile positions, naval forces, and the country's leadership.
"The Iranian regime is completely defeated," White House press secretary Anna Kelly said, without commenting on Russian assistance to Iran. "Their retaliatory ballistic missile strikes are weakening every day, their fleet is being destroyed, their production facilities are being ruined, and their proxies are offering virtually no resistance."
The CIA and the Pentagon declined to comment.