CIA Director Ratcliffe Confirms Iran Seeks Russian and Chinese Intelligence Support as US Intensifies Military Campaign

Central Intelligence Agency Director John Ratcliffe has been at the center of the escalating United States conflict with Iran. According to The Bureau News, Ratcliffe confirmed before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence that Iran is actively seeking intelligence assistance from Russia, China, and other adversaries. He told senators he knew whether those countries were providing it but would only discuss details in the classified portion of the hearing. This came hours after United States strikes on an ammunition depot in Isfahan using two thousand pound bunker buster munitions, which triggered massive secondary explosions. The Bureau News also reports that Department of War Secretary Pete Hegseth acknowledged China and Russia could be supporting Iran, saying the president knows exactly what they are doing and the United States is confronting it head on. The Washington Post, cited in the same report, notes United States intelligence shows Russia providing Iran with targeting data on American warships and aircraft, while China may supply financial aid, spare parts, and missile components. Independent Online reports a photo of President Donald Trump monitoring attacks on Iran from a situation room at Mar a Lago, flanked by Ratcliffe and Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Common Dreams describes Ratcliffe alongside Rubio and Trump overseeing Operation Epic Fury, the air campaign that began February twenty eighth, aimed at overthrowing the Iranian regime. Anti Imperialist dot net mentions Ratcliffe visited Caracas on January fifteenth, shortly after an operation in Florida with Trump, amid concerns over imperial intervention in Venezuela. The Daily Beast notes Trump speaking with Ratcliffe as the war divides some supporters on right wing television. Experts like historian David N Gibbs, interviewed by Common Dreams, warn the conflict risks mission creep toward a United States ground invasion, potentially on Kharg Island, turning into a quagmire with heightened nuclear risks as countries seek deterrents. Listeners, thank you for tuning in. Please subscribe for more updates. This has been a Quiet Please production, for more check out Quiet Please dot ai. For more http://www.quietplease.ai Get the best deals https://amzn.to/3ODvOta This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.