President Donald Trump has recently downplayed allegations that Russia is helping Iran target U.S. forces. He dismissed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's claim that Russia supplied Iran with satellite imagery of U.S. military installations in the Gulf, stating any such assistance would have been "very unimpactful" given the damage inflicted on Iran's military.

Trump said, "I don’t think they’ve been doing it, certainly not at a high level," emphasizing the weakened state of Iran’s military.

War Secretary Pete Hegseth acknowledged that Russia and China are "enabling some of the things Iran is doing," but a White House official told Fox News Digital that any foreign assistance has not improved Tehran's ability to attack Americans.

Ukraine’s ambassador to the U.S., Olga Stefanishyna, noted at a July 30 reporter roundtable that the allegation about satellite imagery did not come up during Zelenskyy’s White House meeting with Trump due to a crowded agenda.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated that the locations of U.S. bases are publicly available.

The situation highlights ongoing concerns about foreign involvement in Iran's military capabilities, with experts warning of a growing national security threat fueled by Chinese and Russian support near U.S. shores.

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