The Trump-ordered US-Israeli attack on Iran is continuing to create an array of ‘unknowns’ while steadily drawing in outside powers, with the most significant Friday development being The Washington Post reporting that Russia has been providing Iran with intelligence on the locations of US military assets in the Middle East, including warships and aircraft. US officials described the effort as “a pretty comprehensive effort” by Moscow, though the accuracy of the intelligence remains unclear – the paper admits. What follows is the money quote: “Russia is providing Iran with targeting information to attack American forces in the Middle East, the first indication that another major US adversary is participating – even indirectly – in the war, according to three officials familiar with the intelligence.” The report cites three officials familiar with the intelligence, who spoke about the support on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the issue. “The targeting information has included the locations of American warships and aircraft in the Middle East, the officials said,” WaPo writes. A couple of contextual issues: it remains that the ‘fog of war’ and propaganda is very heavy – and so such allegations especially from an ultra-heart-of-the-establishment D.C. beltway publication should be treated with caution and skepticism. It is meant to keep pressure […]