- The United States declines to comment on alleged Russian support.
- Officials say the information includes locations of American warships.
- Russia says it was in dialogue with representatives of Iran.
Russia is providing Iran with targeting information including locations of US warships and aircraft in the Middle East, Washington Post reported Friday, citing three officials familiar with the intelligence.
The extent of Russia's support for Iran was not entirely clear, but the Iranian military's own ability to locate American forces has been degraded since the United States and Israel launched attacks on Tehran last week, Washington reported. Mail reported.
Since then, the war has escalated, prompting retaliatory attacks by Iran and ensnaring its neighbors in their attempt to impose a heavy cost on the United States, Israel and their allies.
The US military has identified six reserve soldiers who died in Kuwait when a drone crashed into a US military facility in Port Shuaiba. Trump and other top officials have warned that the conflict will likely lead to more U.S. military deaths.
A White House spokesperson did not comment directly on alleged Russian support for Iran.
“The Iranian regime is being absolutely crushed. Its ballistic missile retaliation is diminishing every day, its navy is being annihilated, its production capacity is being demolished and its proxies are hardly putting up a fight,” White House spokeswoman Anna Kelly said in a statement, responding to questions from Reuters.
Russia was in dialogue with representatives of Iran's leadership, the Kremlin said on Friday. He declined to provide details when asked by reporters whether Moscow was helping Tehran.
The conflict has been an unexpected boost for Russia, with a significant increase in demand for its oil and gas, boosting exports hit in recent years by sanctions linked to its war in Ukraine. The United States has provided intelligence information to Ukraine during its war with Russia.
The Russian Embassy in Washington and Russia's mission to the United Nations in New York did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
