On July 27 (local time), according to TASS, US President Donald Trump said he does not believe Russia is providing intelligence to Iran, but will directly ask Russian President Vladimir Putin to clarify this accusation.
Speaking to the press, Mr. Trump was asked to comment on Ukraine's accusations that Russia provided Iran with intelligence related to potential US targets in the Middle East.
We will clarify this. I will ask Mr. Putin about it. We will know the answer," Trump said.
The US leader said he does not think Russia is carrying out this operation, or if it is, it is not on a large scale.
I don't think they did that. Certainly not at a large scale. And if they did, it would not have a significant impact," Mr. Trump said.
However, he acknowledged the possibility that Russia and Iran may have such exchanges.
They may have provided information. But if they did, it would not have yielded results," Mr. Trump said.
The US President also assessed that Iran's military capabilities are currently very limited.
In my opinion, Iran has no more troops, no more air force, and no more navy. They have nothing left," Mr. Trump said.
Previously, on June 22, after attending ASEAN conferences in the Philippines, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov rejected accusations that Moscow provided military support to Tehran.
Mr. Lavrov affirmed that Russia wants the conflict in the Strait of Hormuz to end soon and does not provide weapons to Iran.
There is no basis whatsoever, but the West, especially the US, is believing that Russia and China are directly supplying weapons to Iran to attack US targets. It is hard to believe hearing such accusations," the Russian Foreign Minister said.
