“If you take a look at what’s happened to Iran in the last week, if they’re getting information, it’s not helping them much,” Trump told reporters on Air Force One as he flew to Miami, where he’s spending the rest of the weekend.
The president also waved off a question about how Russia assisting Iran in such a way might affect his view of the U.S.-Russia relationship.
“They’d say we do it against them,” Trump responded.
“Wouldn’t they say that we do it against them?” Ukraine, in the four years since it was invaded by Russia, has received U.S.
intelligence to help defend against incoming missiles from Russia as well as to help Kyiv hit certain Russian targets.
Downplaying the significance of Russia handing off battlespace intelligence to Iran came after the U.S.
Treasury Department announced earlier this week that it was temporarily allowing India to keep buying crude oil and petroleum products from Russia for a month, until April 4.
The administration decision to grant the world’s most populous country a temporary exemption faced bipartisan blowback.
Critics charge that Trump was giving Russia a break that will provide Moscow with badly needed revenue as it looks to keep funding its war machine.
Don Bacon, R-Neb., condemned the move, saying in a post on X that “weakness towards Russia is appalling.” Rep.
Ted Lieu, D-Calif., in his own X post directed at Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, also decried the administration’s decision.
“Reverse your decision to lift oil sanctions on Russia.
It is traitorous conduct for you to help Russia,” Lieu said.
“Meanwhile, Russia is assisting Iran in....
