The battlefield in the war involving Iran is expanding, and with its entry into the dispute via long-range strikes on targets that Kyiv says are linked to the transfer of Russian military equipment to Iran, Ukraine has become one of the new players in this crisis.
At the same time, Volodymyr Zelensky, the Ukrainian president, has claimed that Russia, by providing satellite information to Iran, has helped Tehran target US military facilities in the Middle East.
These developments have added new dimensions to the crisis between Iran and the United States and have tied the confrontation between Tehran and Washington to the war between Russia and Ukraine, putting Moscow's role in supporting Iran back in the spotlight.
In a message on the social network X, the Ukrainian president said that since the beginning of July Russian satellites have been actively monitoring the Gulf states and US military facilities in the region, and have been handing the images obtained over to Iran.
According to him, there is a "clear correlation" between Russian satellite imagery of these sites and Iranian attacks: both images taken before the attacks during Iran's preparations, and those captured afterwards to assess the damage.
