U.S. intelligence agencies are investigating whether Russia was involved in Iran's attack on CIA facilities in the Middle East in March. They are looking into the possibility that Russia provided targeting information or advanced drone technology.
According to Reuters on July 22, U.S. intelligence is examining the high accuracy of the attacks and the existing military cooperation between Russia and Iran.
Iran reportedly launched drone attacks in March against at least two locations, including a CIA branch within the U.S. Embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and a CIA facility in eastern Iraq.
In the Riyadh attack, the first drone created a hole in the embassy's outer wall, allowing a second drone to enter and explode.
U.S. authorities believe that Iranian-made Shahed drones, enhanced with Russian technology, may have been used in the attacks. One source indicated that Russia provided Iran with the 'Kometa-M' satellite navigation system to improve drone accuracy.
U.S. intelligence is also investigating whether Iran received location information about CIA facilities from Russia. However, they are not ruling out the possibility that the CIA branch was accidentally hit during the attack on the U.S. Embassy.
As of now, no conclusion has been reached regarding direct Russian involvement in the attacks.
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