The United States is investigating whether Russia provided Iran with intelligence on the locations of CIA facilities in the Middle East, enabling Tehran's precision strikes on those targets, Reuters reports, citing four security sources. The probe follows an earlier investigation into possible Russian targeting-data and drone-tech transfers. The Zioneer reported the initial Reuters story at 21:40.
The United States has expanded its investigation into whether Russia supplied Iran with targeting intelligence for strikes on CIA facilities, according to a Reuters report Wednesday evening. The inquiry now specifically examines whether Moscow provided Tehran with the locations of CIA stations and headquarters in the Middle East, enabling the precision strikes that Iran carried out, four security sources told Reuters.
The Zioneer reported at 21:40 that the investigation initially covered possible Russian transfers of targeting data and Shahed-136 drone navigation technology. The new report narrows the focus to intelligence on facility locations, consistent with the pattern of attacks that struck CIA stations in Riyadh and eastern Iraq, as previously reported by The Zioneer.
The investigation unfolds against the backdrop of an escalating US military campaign against Iran. The Zioneer has reported on multiple US airstrikes on Iranian military infrastructure, command centers, and missile sites in recent weeks, as well as assessments that Iran may have tracked US personnel via cell phone data.
The report remains single-sourced (Reuters) and the details of the investigation are still emerging. The Zioneer will continue to update as further information becomes available.
3 developments
- DevelopingReport: U.S. officials investigate whether China or Russia supplied Iran targeting data after precision strikes
- DevelopingUS intelligence tracking missile movements in western Iran, may act imminently
- DevelopingWall Street Journal: Iran adapted to US defenses, American officials flag possible Chinese, Russian targeting aid
- DevelopingFinancial Times: Gulf intelligence suspects Iran tracked US forces via cell phone data
Source and signal
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