{"id":90733,"date":"2026-07-25T20:51:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T20:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/zelenskyy-accuses-russia-of-assisting-iran-with-satellite-imagery-of-u-s-bases-in-middle-east\/"},"modified":"2026-07-25T20:51:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T20:51:00","slug":"zelenskyy-accuses-russia-of-assisting-iran-with-satellite-imagery-of-u-s-bases-in-middle-east","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/zelenskyy-accuses-russia-of-assisting-iran-with-satellite-imagery-of-u-s-bases-in-middle-east\/","title":{"rendered":"Zelenskyy accuses Russia of assisting Iran with satellite imagery of U.S. bases in Middle East"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Saturday he will share evidence with the United States showing Russia is assisting Iran in targeting U.S. bases in the Middle East via satellite surveillance.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Since the beginning of July, we have recorded active Russian satellite surveillance of the Gulf states and U.S. military facilities located there,&#8221; Zelenskyy <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ZelenskyyUa\/status\/2081074329115078813?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said on X<\/a>. &#8220;These images subsequently appear in Iran. At the same time, there is a clear correlation between Russia&#8217;s satellite imagery of these sites and Iranian strikes \u2014 both before the attacks, in preparation for them, and afterward, to assess the damage inflicted.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Zelenskyy&#8217;s accusations of Russia helping Iran target U.S. troops are not the first. Multiple sources, including a senior U.S. official with direct knowledge,\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/iran-war-russia-intel-sources\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">told CBS News<\/a><\/span>\u00a0six days into the war that Russia was providing intelligence to Iran regarding U.S. positions in the Middle East.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The allegation has lingered in media reports over the last few months, often with China possibly being involved as well.<\/p>\n<p>During a hearing on Capitol Hill earlier this week, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was directly asked whether Russia and China were helping Iran. His answer was somewhat unclear, but he did say they were helping Iran.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/07\/25\/3abaeb64-13f6-4fc7-9b60-e3232660de95\/thumbnail\/620x413\/9f0e68af80b8bbaf53b6068286c37cdf\/gettyimages-2287620424.jpg#\" alt=\"Daily Life In Azraq, Home Of Jordanian Air Base That Hosts U.S. Troops \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/07\/25\/3abaeb64-13f6-4fc7-9b60-e3232660de95\/thumbnail\/620x413\/9f0e68af80b8bbaf53b6068286c37cdf\/gettyimages-2287620424.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/07\/25\/3abaeb64-13f6-4fc7-9b60-e3232660de95\/thumbnail\/1240x826\/28e99a7cdd124e2556df46a712a41325\/gettyimages-2287620424.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">The Mwaffaq Salti air base perimeter is visible on July 25, 2026, in Al-Azraq, Jordan.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Salah Malkawi \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;There&#8217;s definitely adversary alignment, attempts to do so, and there are many ways that we deter that. And the depth and extent of it ought to remain classified, and it should,&#8221; Hegseth said. &#8220;But there are ways in which both of those countries are limiting, at different levels, enabling some of the things Iran is doing, yes.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>However, just days later, President Trump contradicted his secretary of defense, <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116975606621428184\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">saying on Truth Social<\/a> he did not believe they were assisting Iran. He mentioned both Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin and said they had assured him they were not involved.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Therefore, two major Countries that people speak of often in terms of Iran are, in my opinion, not participating,&#8221; Mr. Trump wrote. &#8220;If they did, it would be very bad for them \u2014 Certainly not in their best interests.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/06\/23\/19dd67b2-8a7a-4098-81ac-0b8f3679ef4f\/thumbnail\/620x400\/2d7079423772b96020b275fedbef5b5d\/gettyimages-2220056071.jpg#\" alt=\"US military presence in the Middle East \" height=\"400\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/06\/23\/19dd67b2-8a7a-4098-81ac-0b8f3679ef4f\/thumbnail\/620x400\/2d7079423772b96020b275fedbef5b5d\/gettyimages-2220056071.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/06\/23\/19dd67b2-8a7a-4098-81ac-0b8f3679ef4f\/thumbnail\/1240x800\/c17b2b5b06dba21315d36103975e7e99\/gettyimages-2220056071.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">The U.S. has about 45,000 military personnel, numerous bases and air and naval fleets that it can deploy across the Middle East.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Omar Zaghloul\/Anadolu via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But Zelenskyy on Saturday pointed to specific instances of Russia assisting Iran with targeting bases with U.S. troops.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;On July 19 and 20 alone, four air bases fell within the area of interest of Russian satellites \u2014 two in Bahrain, one in Jordan, and one in Kuwait,&#8221; Zelenskyy continued. &#8220;The purpose is clear. None of us in the world should turn a blind eye to one very simple fact: evil always seeks ways to make things worse and spread further. Russia must be stopped. This war must be stopped. Pressure on the aggressor must work.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Eighteen American service members are believed to have been killed since the start of the Iran war, including four U.S. soldiers in recent days \u2014 three in the Iranian attack on the Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan and one during a controlled demolition of an Iranian drone in Iraq.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Early in the war, six U.S. service members were killed in an Iranian strike on an installation in Kuwait in March. Six more were killed in the same month when a refueling plane crashed in Iraq, and one was killed in an Iranian strike on the Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n<p>Nearly 100 American service members have been injured in multiple Iranian airstrikes on bases\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/live-updates\/iran-war-trump-strait-of-hormuz-attacks-persian-gulf\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">in the Middle East region this month<\/a><\/span>, U.S. officials told CBS News last week.<\/p>\n<section class=\"content__body--footer\">\n<\/section>\n<p>  <!-- data-recirc-source=\"chartbeat\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation component--type-recirculation  component--type-recirculation-collection\">\n<div class=\"component__item-recirc-block\">\n<p><h3 class=\"component__title\">Go deeper with The Free Press<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<section class=\"content__body--footer\">\n      <!-- tags --><\/p>\n<section 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