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Iran Conducted Missile Strikes on Secret CIA Facilities. Investigators Are Looking At Russia

The nature of the attacks has raised concerns that Moscow may have provided intelligence, advanced technology, or other assistance that enabled Iran to hit facilities that were not publicly known. (Credit: Ayman Henna/AFP via Getty Images)

The precision of recent Iranian drone strikes on covert CIA facilities in the Persian Gulf has reportedly prompted U.S. intelligence officials to investigate whether Russia may have played a previously undisclosed role in helping Tehran identify or target the secret locations.

According to an exclusive report from Reuters, the investigation remains in its early stages, and U.S. officials emphasized that no definitive conclusions have been reached. However, the nature of the attacks has raised concerns that Moscow may have provided intelligence, advanced technology, or other assistance that enabled Iran to hit facilities that were not publicly known.

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