Russia has been providing Iran with intelligence that includes the locations of U.S. warships and aircraft in the Middle East, according to a report by the Washington Post cited by Reuters.
The report, published Friday and citing three officials familiar with the intelligence, said Moscow supplied targeting information to Tehran as the conflict involving Iran intensifies.
The extent of Russia’s support was not entirely clear, the newspaper reported. However, Iran’s own ability to track U.S. forces has been degraded since the United States and Israel launched strikes against Tehran last week.
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Escalating Conflict in the Region
The war has since escalated, prompting retaliatory strikes by Iran and drawing neighboring countries into the crisis as Tehran seeks to impose a higher cost on the United States, Israel and their allies.
The U.S. military has confirmed that six reserve soldiers were killed in Kuwait when a drone struck a U.S. military facility in Port Shuaiba. U.S. President Donald Trump and other senior officials have warned the conflict could lead to additional American military deaths.
White House Responds Without Addressing Allegation
A White House spokesperson did not directly comment on the reported Russian intelligence support.
“The Iranian regime is being absolutely crushed,” White House spokeswoman Anna Kelly said in a statement responding to Reuters’ questions.
She added that Iran’s ballistic missile retaliation was declining, its navy was being “wiped out,” production capacity was being destroyed and allied groups were offering limited resistance.
Kremlin Declines to Provide Details
The Kremlin said Russia remains in dialogue with representatives of Iran’s leadership but declined to provide details when asked whether Moscow was assisting Tehran.
Russia’s embassy in Washington and its mission to the United Nations in New York did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
The conflict has also boosted demand for Russian energy exports, providing what analysts describe as an unexpected lift for the country’s oil and gas sales, which have been hit by sanctions linked to its war in Ukraine.
The United States, meanwhile, has previously provided intelligence to Ukraine during its war with Russia.
