Overview
- Gen. Dan Caine, testifying Thursday to the Senate Armed Services Committee, confirmed Russia is helping Iran and said, “There’s definitely some action there.”
- Caine declined to share operational details, citing limits on what he could disclose in a public hearing.
- Committee chair Roger Wicker said Russia is taking serious action to undermine U.S. goals in Iran during the same session.
- The White House did not comment on reports that Russia shared targeting intelligence with Tehran, and U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff said Moscow’s leaders rejected those claims.
- Days earlier, Iran’s foreign minister met Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg to reaffirm a strategic partnership first signed in January 2025.