US downplays reports Russia gave Iran intel to help Tehran strike US assets

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

50% : Washington has downplayed reports that Russia is sharing intelligence with Iran about United States targets across the Middle East amid the burgeoning US-Israel war on Iran, first reported by The Washington Post. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, in a CBS 60 Minutes interview on Friday, said the US is "tracking everything" and factoring it into battle plans when asked about the reports Moscow was aiding Tehran.
47% : " The intelligence is the first indication that Moscow has sought to get involved in the war that the US and Israel launched on Iran a week ago.
41% : Meanwhile, anonymous officials told The Associated Press news agency that US intelligence has not uncovered that Russia is directing Iran on what to do with the information, as the US and Israel continue their bombardment and Iran fires retaliatory salvoes at US assets and allies in the Gulf.

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