Russia Denies Sharing Intel with Iran

0:00On March 10, Russia has denied sharing intelligence with Iran about U.S. military positions in the Middle East. U.S. special envoy Steve Whitkov shared this during a Tuesday interview on CNBC. It follows a Friday report from the Washington Post, claiming Russia was passing targeting details on American warships and aircraft to Iran. The denial first came up in a Monday phone call between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Whitkov noted that Russian officials clearly stated they were not involved in any such sharing. On Tuesday morning, Whitkov and Jared Kushner spoke severally with a top Kremlin foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov. He repeated the same denial, giving U.S. officials some reassurance amid rising tensions. Whitkov took a cautious stance, saying officials should trust the word for now, but leaving it to intelligence experts to verify. He expressed hope that no sensitive information is actually being exchanged. This back-and-forth highlights ongoing concerns over intelligence flows between Russia and

1:02Iran as U.S. forces remain active in the region.