The United States has told Russia not to share intelligence with Iran — and even if Tehran is receiving information from Moscow, it isn’t helping the ayatollahs’ regime on the battlefield, according to the White House.
Washington underscored to Moscow that providing intelligence to Iran is unacceptable.
The message was delivered by President Donald Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, who spoke to reporters aboard Air Force One.
“I stated that firmly,” Witkoff told reporters when asked about the warning. He added that he hopes Russia took his advice.
President Donald Trump said Washington has no confirmation that Moscow is providing such assistance - and even if it is, it hasn’t shifted the situation on the ground.
“We don’t know. But things are not going very well. If they are getting information, it’s not helping them much,” Trump told reporters.
The Washington Post has reported that Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is receiving from Russia the coordinates of U.S. ships and aircraft in the Middle East.
That would amount to Moscow unofficially and indirectly joining the conflict on Iran’s side, White House officials say.
Meanwhile, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said his country is prepared to apologize and halt strikes on neighboring nations.
Even so, Tehran again attacked Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, where explosions were heard.
On March 8, CNN reported that Israel announced a new phase of the war in Iran, launching strikes on the country’s oil storage facilities.
