CIA Director Ratcliffe: “I don’t take Vladimir Putin at his word.”
Ratcliffe confirmed Iran is seeking intelligence from Russia and China to target US forces. Moscow may be providing data like satellite imagery, NYPost. 1/
Ratcliffe: “The Iranians are requesting intelligence assistance from Russia, from China, and from other adversaries of the US.”
Details on whether support is being provided were kept classified. 2/
Russia may be supplying targeting data, including satellite imagery and intelligence on US assets in the Middle East, to support Iranian operations. Moscow denies the claims. 3/
DNI Gabbard refused to confirm publicly: “If there is that sharing going on, that would be appropriate for a closed session. Support to Iran is not limiting its operational effectiveness.” 4/
Sen. Warner: “We have repeated public reporting about China and Russia assisting Iran, and none of you would confirm that publicly.” 5/
Chairman Tom Cotton: “The media is not a classification authority. But sharing intelligence with Iran certainly sounds like something Russia and China would do.” 6/
Trump on potential Russian support: “They are not doing a very good job because Iran is not doing too well.” 7/
Iran’s FM Araghchi: “Russia and China have always helped us.”
He declined to give details “in the middle of a war,” reinforcing claims of coordination among US adversaries. 8X
Source: nypost.com/2026/03/18/us-…
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