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UKRAINIAN President Volodymyr Zelensky claimed over the weekend that Russia is assisting Iran in targeting US bases in the Middle East by sharing satellite surveillance.
“Since the beginning of July, we have recorded active Russian satellite surveillance of the Gulf states and US military facilities located there,” Zelensky said on X.
“These images subsequently appear in Iran. At the same time, there is a clear correlation between Russia’s satellite imagery of these sites and Iranian strikes — both before the attacks, in preparation for them, and afterward, to assess the damage inflicted.”
The remarks came after Kyiv seemingly opened a front against Tehran in the Caspian, the world’s largest inland sea, with Iran threatening retaliation after a deadly attack by Ukraine on an Iranian ship.
