Russia has provided Iran with information that could help Tehran strike American warships, aircraft and other assets in the region, according to two officials familiar with U.S. intelligence on the matter.
The people, who were not authorized to comment publicly on the sensitive matter and spoke on the condition of anonymity, cautioned that the U.S. intelligence has not uncovered that Russia is directing Iran on what to do with the information.
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Still, it’s the first indication that Moscow has sought to get involved in the war that the U.S. and Israel launched on Iran a week ago.
Russia has tightened its relationship with Iran as it looked for badly needed missiles and drones to utilize in its four-year war Ukraine.
Tehran, meanwhile, has been isolated for years over its nuclear program and its support of proxy groups, including Hezbollah, Hamas and the Houthis, that have wreaked havoc in the Middle East.
Global News has not independently verified the reporting by Reuters.
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I would just like to add the living under a communist regime is fantastic! As I watch the sunset through the torn, mud stained curtains of my dilapidated hut while eating a potato I found growing in a ditch,I think to myself, “This is truly paradise!”
Russia, China and NK should team up and attack Ukraine the US. This is their chance to bring the Satan down.
What i’m trying to say is, I actually LIKE the Iranian regime, and what it does to its citzens, especially women. I like Russia also. My T D S is so dug in that if A dolf H itler was ressurected and assisted the Iranians, i’d be cheering him on, too. My wife left me for my condition but I don’t blame her I guess.
Good. We all should be helping any country attacked by the warring Israel and US.
Whether one likes the government of Iran, starting a war because you do not like the leader, should have the world attacking the US to force a change of leadership… Think about it.