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Ukraine's Zelenskyy accuses Russia of assisting Iran with satellite imagery of U.S. bases in Middle East

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Saturday he will share evidence with the United States showing Russia is assisting Iran target U.S. bases in the Middle East via satellite surveillance. "On July 19 and 20 alone, four air bases fell within the area of interest of Russian satellites — two in Bahrain, one in Jordan, and one in Kuwait." Trump contradicted his secretary of defense, saying on Truth Social he did not believe they were assisting Iran. Trump wrote, "If they did, it would be very bad for them - Certainly not in their best interests."

During a hearing on Capitol Hill earlier this week, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was directly asked whether Russia and China were helping Iran. "There'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," Hegseth said.