White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt dismissed reports that Russia is supplying Iran with intelligence to target American forces in the Middle East during a press gaggle on Friday at the White House.
“It clearly is not making a difference with respect to the military operations in Iran because we are completely decimating them,” she told reporters Friday at the White House. “We are achieving the military objectives of this operation, and that is going to continue.”
Leavitt stated that Russia’s actions will not undermine President Trump’s efforts to secure peace and end Moscow’s war on Ukraine. She mentioned that Russia and Ukraine had agreed on a prisoner exchange on Thursday.
“I think the president would say that peace is still an achievable objective,” she said, adding that peace is something “this administration still wants to see.”
Russia has reportedly been sharing information with Iran regarding the locations of U.S. forces in the Middle East. This development indicates that a significant American adversary is becoming involved in the conflict, even if indirectly, according to a report from The Washington Post.
Since the U.S. began its strikes on Iran last week, Moscow has provided information on the positions of American warships, aircraft, and other military assets. One source described this collaboration as “a pretty comprehensive effort.”
But as Leavitt stated, the intelligence-sharing, if it is, in fact, taking place, hasn’t made any difference in the U.S. and Israeli effort to bring the regime to its knees while destroying its nuclear weapons and ballistic missile capabilities.
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The Kremlin, meanwhile, has denounced the strikes against Iran as a “preplanned and unprovoked act of armed aggression against a sovereign and independent UN member state.”
Despite Russian interference, Trump and War Secretary Pete Hegseth have claimed that the attacks have severely weakened the Iranian regime, resulting in the deaths of leaders and significant damage to its military, the Washington Times reported.
Oman’s foreign minister said Feb. 27 that negotiations with Iran had produced a potential breakthrough on the country’s nuclear program, even as the Islamic Republic was continuing to secretly advance its nuclear weapons program.
Speaking during an interview on CBS in Washington, the minister said Iranian officials had agreed in principle to eliminate their stockpile of enriched uranium, permit full monitoring by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), and convert existing nuclear material into reactor fuel.
According to the minister, the proposal would involve irreversible steps to prevent the material from being used for weapons purposes while allowing international inspectors to verify compliance.
“This is something completely new,” he said. “If you cannot stockpile material that is enriched, then there is no way you can actually create a bomb.”
On the same day that Oman announced a reported breakthrough in nuclear negotiations with Iran, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) circulated a confidential report raising concerns about undeclared nuclear material, Vision Times reported.
The agency said it was unable to verify the exact size, composition, or precise location of the material. Inspectors also reported what they described as a “loss of continuity of knowledge” regarding Iran’s nuclear inventory, indicating that monitoring gaps had prevented the agency from maintaining a complete record of the material’s status.
Analysts reviewing intelligence reports, satellite imagery and international monitoring data say evidence suggests Iran continued advancing aspects of its nuclear program while diplomatic negotiations were underway.
According to the assessments, Tehran allegedly concealed portions of its nuclear activities from international inspectors while expanding construction of hardened facilities tied to the program. The developments were reported to have occurred during the months preceding military strikes on Iranian nuclear infrastructure in early 2026, the outlet reported.
