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Hegseth says US aware of adversaries providing intelligence to Iran

By Kaanita Iyer

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth acknowledged that the US is aware that rival countries are providing intelligence on US assets to Iran.

“There’s some things adversaries are doing to provide info and intel that they shouldn’t. We’re aware of it and ultimately we move things around,” Hegseth said, when asked about measures the US military is taking to protect assets following Iran’s destruction of a US Air Force E-3 Sentry aircraft on a Saudi Arabia air base.

He added, “One of the biggest principles you learn in the military is to not set patterns, predictable patterns. And so we’re, commanders are working hard to adjust in real time with those systems and make sure they’re in the right places and not easily targetable.”

CNN reported earlier this month that Russia is aiding Iran by providing intelligence about the locations and movements of American troops, ships and aircraft. Sources previously told CNN that the US also has intelligence suggesting that China may be preparing to provide Iran with financial assistance, spare parts and missile components.