WP reports that Russia allegedly provided Iran with intelligence data for attacks on US forces
WP reports that Russia allegedly provided Iran with intelligence data for attacks on US forces.
“Russia is providing Iran with data for strikes on American forces in the Middle East. This was reported by three officials familiar with the intelligence data. This is the first sign that another major US adversary is participating in the war — albeit indirectly.”
“It seems that this is a fairly large-scale operation,” said one of the interlocutors.
The publication writes that this assistance was not previously disclosed and indicates that the rapidly expanding conflict now involves one of the main nuclear rivals of the US, which has serious intelligence capabilities.
An expert interviewed by the publication noted that Iran's own satellite reconnaissance capabilities are limited.
“Iran has only a few military satellites and does not have its own satellite constellation. Therefore, the intelligence data of Russia, which has much more developed space reconnaissance, can be extremely valuable for Tehran.
Nicole Grajewski from Harvard University noted the high level of “technological accuracy” of Iranian strikes. According to her, Iran manages to break through the air defense systems of the US and its allies, and the quality of the strikes has significantly increased even compared to the war with Israel last summer.”
WP also notes that it is not yet clear exactly how great Russia's assistance to Iran is. Moreover, the publication reports that US officials refused to comment on this information.
Source: Telegram "ForeignAgentIntel"