https://edition.cnn.com/2026/03/06/politics/russia-aiding-iran-targeting Russia is providing Iran with intelligence about the locations and movements of American troops, ships and aircraft, according to multiple people familiar with US intelligence reporting on the issue, the first indication that Moscow has sought to get involved in the war.Much of the intelligence Russia has shared with Iran has been imagery from Moscow’s sophisticated constellation of overhead satellites, one of the people said. It is not clear what Russia is getting in return for the assistance.CNN has asked the Kremlin and the Russian embassy in Washington for comment.It is also not clear whether any single Iranian attack can be linked to Russian targeting intelligence, which was first reported by the Washington Post. But several Iranian drones have hit locations where US troops have been in recent days. An Iranian drone struck a makeshift facility housing US troops in Kuwait on Sunday, killing six US service members, CNN has reported.One of the sources briefed on the intelligence said, “This shows Russia still likes Iran very much.”The US also has intelligence suggesting that China may be preparing to provide Iran with financial assistance, spare parts and missile components, three people familiar with the matter said, though Beijing has stayed out of the war up until now. China relies heavily on Iranian oil and has reportedly been pressuring Tehran to allow safe passage for vessels through the Strait of Hormuz. “China is more cautious in its support. It wants the war to end because it endangers their energy supply,” one of the sources familiar said.The CIA declined to comment. CNN has asked the Chinese embassy in Washington for comment on the suggestion China may be preparing to assist Iran.
Asked about the reports of intelligence sharing, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told CBS News’ “60 Minutes” that “We’re tracking everything.” “The American people can rest assured their commander-in-chief is well aware of who’s talking to who,” he added in the interview airing Sunday. “And anything that shouldn’t be happening, whether it’s in public or back-channeled, is being confronted and confronted strongly.”Hegseth told reporters on Wednesday that Russia and China are “not really a factor” in the war with Iran.Russia and Iran have been cooperating for at least the last three years on missile and drone technology, with Iran providing Russia with Shahed drones and short-range ballistic missiles to target Ukraine and helping to set up a massive drone factory to pump out Iranian-designed drones inside Russia. Iran has in turn sought Russia’s help to bolster its nuclear program, CNN has reported.The US operation against Iran currently involves more than 50,000 troops, more than 200 fighter jets and two aircraft carriers, CENTCOM Commander Adm. Brad Cooper said this week, and administration officials have not said how long the war is expected to last. The US military objective, according to Pentagon officials, is to eliminate Iran’s ballistic missile capabilities, which Hegseth said this week Iran was using as a “shield” to develop its nuclear program.
>>1495237The US are aiding Ukraine by the same means. China will sell weaponry to Iran, there’s no reason why they wouldn’t
>>1495237I'm sure trump will bomb Russia next, but he's owned by Putin so he'll do jack shit
>>1495299Trump won’t attack Russia directly because Russia can respond with direct action against the US mainland and Trump won’t be able to play golf
AMERICA HAS BEEN ZOOMING AROUND THE CHESSBOARD TAKING EVERY ONE OF RUSSIAS PIECES BECAUSE RUSSIA IS WEAK DUE TO UKRAINE.SYRIA GONEVENEZUELA GONEIRAN GONETHE ONLY RESPONSE FROM RUSSIA IS TO GIVE IRAN BETTER PICTURES OF ITS DESTRUCTION?RUSSIA IS WEAKER THAN EVEN I THOUGHT
>>1495325Good point. I never thought of how crippling this was to the Russiasphere.I hate this war just a bit less now.
>>1495325Trump just lifted sanctions keeping India from buying Russian oil. Right when oil prices spiked, right when Russia desperately needs the money.
>>1495325CAPS LOCK IS CRUISE CONTROL FOR COOLBUT EVEN WITH CRUISE CONTROL YOU STILL HAVE TO STEER
>>1495334You drive a poorboi car then. It's 2026 even relatively inexpensive models can drive themselves
>>1495334My Tesla drives itself
>>1495237So Russia is showing how fucked Iran is? How the US has air supremacy over Iran? How Kurds are moving into the country as we speak? How if they don't want to lose everything they better negotiate sooner rather than later?
>>1495346Negotiation is off the table. Unconditional surrender or annihilation are the two options the regime has.
>>1495237Trump was asked about this and he did his usual "I will not answer that question you nasty man" routine and tried to shift to talking about football. I reckon he's got something to hide.
>>1495375Source?>ReckonSounds esl af
>>1495331>Trump just lifted sanctions keeping India from buying Russian oilThe fuck was stopping India from buying Russian oil exactly
>>1495385Check the timestamp.https://youtu.be/6WH-VCUqTCk?si=T-mwKlnPFmUh8IO8&t=352Also, you're the ESL around here if you can't even figure out what the fuck reckon means in this context.
>>1495411Americans don't use reckon you sound like SSD that's been trained on 60s sitcomsWhich tracks
>>1495412Hey, mutt, I recommend you brush up on your own grammar before you start getting shirty with people over so-called archaic language.
>>1495416It's not old enough to be archaic but it's definitely anachronistic. And you didn't mean grammar, you meant vocabulary or if you prefer to pretend to be arcane or erudite, lexicon.Americans are comfortable with many regional dictions. Reckon ain't one of them y'all, it's hella whack.Word.
IDK what this retard is talking about, I know people who say reckon. Hell, I say it sometimes.
>>1495429have a rupee
>>1495420Reckon's used plenty often, idiot, especially down south.
>>1495431hey esl shill "down south" isn't used anymore either you stupid russians cant meme for shit
>>1495433Yes, it is. Good god, do none of you have any idea what you're talking about?
>>1495434hey esl shill when saying "good God" you have to capitalize the right G. youre laughably incompetent. Never change
>>1495435That's a no, then.
>>1495410nothing. cheetos mchitler is being retarded as usual.>>1495237whoa! allies in war share intel? no fookin way?!!
>>1495411Based. I love him. This is how to respond to journos trying to trap you with their dumb questions.
>Russia is aiding Iran's war effortIs it tho? Russia can't even aid it's own war effort
>>1495306>Russia can respond with direct action against the US mainlandLOL they can't even take over their neighbor.
>>1495616Irrelevant point. Fact is Russia can attack the US mainland with big missiles and that’s why the US will not attack Russia directly, they still might though because it would be so random and unpredictable
>>1495495>This is how to respond to journos trying to trap you with their dumb questions.You mean responding to "Russia is helping Iran attack US troops, what is your response?" by saying "uh doesn't matter"?
>>1495625Shitposting is the only valid response to these creatures.
>>1495624USA has taken the following Russian assetsSyriaVenezuelaIranEvery tanker on the seasRussia has done.... Nothing. They are not real men. They are not real leaders. The entire world sees that just like the Soviets, the Putins are also cowards.
Are MAGAs seriously acting like Trump is anti-Russia?
>>1495627ok but is it not a bad thing we are literally funding Russia passing intel to Iran to kill our troops?
>>1495648>US has taken Iran Ok, mr. time travelling anon from the future
This site is full of morons. Complete morons.Trump!Israel!Russia!Iran!It's Saudi Arabia and it has always been Saudi Arabia. No one here even mentions that in passing.
>>1495648The point is that if the US directly attacks Russia, not a Russian proxy or vassal state or ally but directly an attack against Russia, that the Russians can potentially respond with a direct attack on the US. It’s not complicated and it doesn’t require any debate, if the US bomb Russia the Russians can bomb the US. None of this other stuff about Russians being emasculated or whatever is relevant at all, Russia has nuclear submarines capable of striking anywhere in the continental US that’s just a fact and it would be incredibly stupid to expand the war in that manner when you are doing the same thing as your enemy, it won’t stop them from continuing to do it, and you will take severe damage. It’s a stupid idea
>>1495896We don't need to attack Russia directly yet. But when we do need to, im confident our weapons and military will outperform theirs.
>>1495900The US didn’t need to kidnap the president of Venezuela or attack Iran either and yet here we are
>>1495902And America won/is winning those conflicts by a huge margin! I'm not tired of winning yet lmao so Russia better mind it's ps and qs or they'll be next
>>1495810That’s a funny way of saying ‘The Jews’.
>>1495903>America is winning against Iranlol. this is what happens when you're spoonfed US slopaganda
