WASHINGTON: The United States believes Russia is actively providing Iran with real-time intelligence on the locations of American troops across the Middle East — a stunning allegation that, if verified, would mark one of the most dangerous escalations in the ongoing Gulf conflict, a war that Washington privately admits has dragged far longer than anyone anticipated.
According to ABC News, the alleged assistance, first reported by The Washington Post, is alarming because it would enable the Iranians to target specific locations with ballistic missiles and drones, putting U.S. service members at risk.
“When asked about the aid to Iran, an intelligence official confirmed that the U.S. believes Russia is supplying Tehran intelligence, but did not say exactly what type of information was being shared,” the report says.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt did not deny the report on Friday, instead saying it didn’t matter because the U.S. was still winning the war.
“It clearly is not making a difference with respect to the military operations in Iran because we are completely decimating them,” Leavitt told reporters on Friday.
Leavitt added that the U.S. is achieving the military objectives of this operation, including destroying some 30 ships and crippling Iran’s ability to launch ballistic missiles.
However, neither the CIA nor the Pentagon has officially commented on the allegations. The Kremlin, for its part, has neither confirmed nor denied the claims, reiterating only that Iran has not formally requested Russian military assistance — a carefully worded denial that stopped well short of a categorical rejection.
Military experts believe that as Operation Epic Fury continues and diplomatic channels remain frozen, the Gulf conflict shows no signs of resolution. The combination of a protracted war, direct strikes on U.S. installations, alleged Russian-Iranian intelligence cooperation, and a strangled global energy supply has created a crisis of extraordinary complexity — one for which Washington, by its own admission, has no easy answers.
