US special envoy Steve Witkoff asked Russia not to provide intelligence to Iran amid US and Israeli airstrikes. According to Donald Trump, even if Russia is helping Iran, it is unlikely to make much difference.
Context
Russia is providing information for strikes against US troops and facilities in the Middle East. Anonymous US officials told Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty about this.
Earlier, The Washington Post reported that Moscow plays an important role in expanding the conflict, even though it does not participate directly. According to the report, Russia shares data about the location of US facilities with Iran. This could explain why some Iranian attacks have been so accurate.
Speaking to journalists aboard Air Force One, Witkoff said he told Moscow not to pass information to Tehran. He added that he delivered this message firmly.
Trump on Possible Russian Support for Iran
US President Donald Trump said he has no reason to believe that Russia is helping Iranian attacks. He did not confirm reports from news agencies that US intelligence believes Russia is providing information to Iran. However, he added that even if Moscow is sharing such details, Iran seems to gain little from them.
“If you take a look at what’s happened to Iran in the last week, if they’re getting information, it’s not helping them much,” Trump said.
Earlier, on March 7, he refused to comment on the issue. At the end of a White House roundtable on college sports, a Fox News correspondent asked Trump about it. The US president interrupted him and stressed that the meeting was about another topic.
“That’s an easy problem compared to what we’re doing here. What a stupid question that is to be asking at this time,” Trump said.
When the journalist tried to ask about Russia again, Trump once more avoided answering.
Earlier, The Ukrainian Review reported that the attack on Iran launched by the United States is unlikely to topple the regime. This conclusion appears in a classified report by the US National Intelligence Council.
