Russia, the aggressor country, provided Iran with data obtained by russian spy satellites, which enabled Tehran to carry out more precise strikes against U.S. military targets in the Middle East. This was reported in a CNN story.

Unnamed U.S. officials said that russia provided Iran with data on the locations of U.S. forces in Middle Eastern countries, as well as on the activities of U.S. military personnel directly at those facilities. This information helped Tehran carry out more precise strikes.

For example, 14 russian “Kosmos 2573” satellites flew over the U.S. Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia shortly before Iran launched a missile strike against it. The satellites may have taken images of the base to identify potential targets and air defense systems, as well as intercepted radio communications.

As a result of the missile attack in late March, 12 U.S. service members were injured, and some facilities on the airbase sustained serious damage. In particular, an Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft was destroyed.

Officials in Washington fear that the incident at Prince Sultan Air Base was not an isolated one and that Moscow has provided Tehran with similar information about other U.S. facilities in the region.

As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, back in early March, the American newspaper The Washington Post wrote that Iran would receive information from russia regarding the deployment of U.S. troops in the Middle East.

Later, NBC News reported that russia is supplying Iran with explosives and components needed to manufacture attack drones. The shipments are transported via the Caspian Sea.

Recall that General Dan Kane, Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, stated at Senate hearings that Russia is helping Iran conduct military operations against the U.S. military, despite the fact that the Kremlin had previously denied this information in every possible way.

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