Russia giving Iran intelligence info in ‘comprehensive effort’ to attack US in Middle East
Russia has been providing Iran with intelligence on the locations of US forces in the Middle East, reportedly aiming to help Tehran respond to “Operation Epic Fury.”
According to three sources cited by the Washington Post Friday, the Kremlin has supplied information on American warships, aircraft, and other military assets since the US and Israel began airstrikes on Feb. 28.
“It does seem like it’s a pretty comprehensive effort,” one official familiar with the intelligence told the outlet.
Two US officials told the Associated Press that there is no evidence Moscow is directing Iran on how to use the intelligence.
Since the conflict began, Iran has launched thousands of drones and missiles at US forces across the region, affecting 12 countries, according to the military’s Central Command (CENTCOM).
Despite Russia’s reported assistance, President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth have both asserted that the US military has achieved “total dominance” over Iran and that the Islamic Republic has “lost everything.”
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt addressed the report in an interview with Fox News’ America Reports, saying, “I’ll leave that to the president to answer himself. But what I will tell you, we don’t comment on intelligence reports that are leaked to the press. Whether or not this happened, frankly, it does not really matter, because President Trump and the United States military are absolutely decimating the rogue Iranian terrorist regime.”
When asked again, Leavitt added, “It clearly is not making a difference with respect to the military operations in Iran because we are completely decimating them. We are achieving the military objectives of this operation and that is going to continue.”
The Kremlin condemned the attacks on Iran as “a preplanned and unprovoked act of armed aggression against a sovereign and independent UN member state.”
The report comes amid ongoing US efforts under the Trump administration to negotiate an end to Russia’s four-year invasion of Ukraine, while Moscow relies on Iran for missiles and drones.
“I think the president would say peace is still an achievable objective,” Leavitt told reporters Friday. “It’s something this administration still wants to see and something the president will continue to work on.”
Between Feb. 28 and March 3, the US and Israel claimed to have struck approximately 4,000 Iranian targets, according to UK-based Airwars.
This exceeds the number of targets hit in the first six months of the US-led coalition campaign against ISIS in 2014 and nearly doubles the daily rate of Israel’s initial four days in the Gaza conflict, considered one of the most intense 21st-century campaigns.
Airwars noted that only the opening phase of Israel’s war against Lebanon in 2024 may compare, when 1,600 targets were hit in the first 24 hours. Subsequent daily rates dropped. The increased pace of targeting in the current campaign has been supported by Israel’s use of artificial intelligence, which likely also feeds US target databases.
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