Russia Providing Iran Real-Time Targeting Intelligence on US Forces Since Day 1

Russia has been providing Iran with real-time targeting intelligence on US military assets — including the locations of warships and aircraft — since the war began on February 28, the Washington Post and CBS News reported on Day 7 evening, each citing three US officials familiar with the intelligence. One official described it as a pretty comprehensive effort. The Russian embassy in Washington, the Pentagon, and the CIA all declined to comment for the Post report. The White House issued a statement from spokesperson Anna Kelly that did not address the intelligence-sharing allegation directly, instead stating: The Iranian regime is being absolutely crushed. Their ballistic missile retaliation is decreasing every day, their navy is being wiped out, their production capacity is being demolished, and proxies are hardly putting up a fight. The Kremlin confirmed it was in dialogue with representatives of Iran leadership but declined to provide details when asked whether Moscow was helping Tehran. Russia has publicly called the US-Israeli strikes an unprovoked act of armed aggression and demanded a ceasefire at the UN Security Council. If confirmed, the Russia-Iran intelligence-sharing represents the most significant escalation of the conflict since its outbreak — introducing a major US adversary into the operational picture and raising the question of whether US forces are operating under compromised situational awareness. Iran military ability to locate US forces has been degraded since the strikes began, per the Post, suggesting Russia is filling that targeting gap.