US general says Russia is helping Iran in war

General Dan Caine, Head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has said that Russian leader Vladimir Putin is assisting Iran in conducting its war.

Source: Caine during a US Senate hearing, quoted by The Guardian

Details: The general said that Russia is helping Iran in its war against the United States but declined to provide further details, citing the public nature of the hearing.

"There's definitely some action there," he added.

Committee chairman, Republican Senator Roger Wicker, agreed.

"There's no question that Vladimir Putin's Russia is taking serious action to undermine our efforts for success in Iran," he said.

Background:

• US President Donald Trump refused to comment on media reports that Iran is receiving intelligence from Russia to strike the positions of American troops.
• Steve Witkoff, US President Donald Trump's Special Envoy, said that Russia's leadership had rejected claims it is sharing intelligence with Iran during the war.
• Meanwhile, UK Defence Secretary John Healey suggested that Iran may have adopted Russia's tactics for using Shahed UAVs, which are now being deployed against US and allied targets in the Middle East.
• Media reports have also indicated that Russia has expanded intelligence-sharing and military cooperation with Iran to support it amid operations by the United States and Israel.

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