Overview
- Defense Secretary John Healey said Moscow is providing Iran with tactical advice on how to use Shahed kamikaze drones against the US and its allies.
- Lieutenant General Nick Perry briefed Healey that Iranian operators are adopting lower-altitude flight profiles associated with Russian methods, complicating interception.
- Britain is examining the drone that struck RAF Akrotiri to determine whether it contains Russian or other foreign components, with findings to be released once confirmed.
- The Washington Post has reported Russia shared targeting information for attacks on US troops, and unnamed American sources cited recent intelligence-for-weapons exchanges.
- US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said he is not concerned that Russia is sharing strike-specific intelligence with Iran.