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Hegseth on reports Russia aided Iran: "Anything that shouldn't be happening" will be "confronted strongly"
CBS News ^ | March 6, 2026

Posted on 03/06/2026 4:19:04 PM PST by McGruff

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said that President Trump is "well aware of who's talking to who" amid reports that Russia is providing intelligence to Iran on U.S. movements in the region.

Hegseth told Major Garrett in an interview airing Sunday on "60 Minutes" that the U.S. is "tracking everything" and factoring it into battle plans. "The American people can rest assured their commander-in-chief is well aware of who's talking to who," he said. "And anything that shouldn't be happening, whether it's in public or back-channeled, is being confronted and confronted strongly."

Earlier Friday, multiple sources, including a senior U.S. official, told CBS News that Russia is providing intelligence to Iran regarding U.S. positions in the Middle East during the ongoing joint U.S. and Israeli military operations in Iran. It was the first known indication that Russia is aiding Iran.

(Excerpt) Read more at cbsnews.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Iran; Russia; War
KEYWORDS: axisofevil; bidenbotsshocked; intel; iran; okaybuddy; russia; seebs; ukrainiacsshocked; whatgoesaround; zeepersshocked

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1 posted on 03/06/2026 4:19:04 PM PST by McGruff
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Not a problem. We’ll just start feeding information on Russian troop and ship movements to the Ukraine.


2 posted on 03/06/2026 4:24:19 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is opinion or satire. Or both.)
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To: McGruff

It took 15 years to “regime change” Assad in Syria.

Good thing it will only take two weeks to “regime change” Iran.


3 posted on 03/06/2026 4:27:06 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (Democracy dies with Democrats.)
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To: BenLurkin
Not a problem. We’ll just start feeding information on Russian troop and ship movements to the Ukraine.

We already have been, along with arming and funding Russia's enemy for years now.

4 posted on 03/06/2026 4:29:28 PM PST by AAABEST (That time Washington DC became a corrupted, existential threat to us all...)
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To: everyone
Meanwhile:

Chinese commercial satellites have exposed secret coordinates showing the USS Gerald R. Ford carrier strike group entering the Suez Canal.

https://x.com/mog_russEN/status/2030030946649657727

5 posted on 03/06/2026 4:30:35 PM PST by McGruff
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To: McGruff

I do hope they anticipated this.


6 posted on 03/06/2026 4:35:04 PM PST by Steely Tom ([Voter Fraud] == [Civil War])
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To: BenLurkin

7 posted on 03/06/2026 4:35:45 PM PST by McGruff
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To: McGruff

In 4 weeks Iran will be producing drones for Ukraine instead of Russia.


8 posted on 03/06/2026 4:38:58 PM PST by DannyTN
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To: McGruff

Will the ruskies assist Erdogan to help with the Kurds?


9 posted on 03/06/2026 4:41:35 PM PST by kvanbrunt2
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To: BenLurkin

We’d be feeding the information to ourselves.


10 posted on 03/06/2026 4:45:12 PM PST by 9YearLurker
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To: McGruff

You do not need satellites to spot a carrier strike group entering the Suez Canal. All you have to do is stand on the bank of the canal. They would be hard to miss.


11 posted on 03/06/2026 5:08:43 PM PST by Petrosius
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To: McGruff

Russia has been has been helping Iran all along, it’s not working. Big deal, their allies. I’d rather have Israel as my ally.


12 posted on 03/06/2026 5:09:46 PM PST by factmart ( )
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To: McGruff

Extra credit for use of a Trumpism


13 posted on 03/06/2026 5:16:59 PM PST by bigbob (We are all Charlie Kirk now)
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To: Petrosius

You’re missing the point:

Today, China operates at least three LEO constellations comprising at least 300 satellites dedicated to espionage or dual-use purposes.

From the images constantly released about American bases, it is clear that the Chinese are building a true encyclopedia on U.S. naval and air doctrines.

Every ship positioning, fiend tactics, refueling time, ammunition resupply, everything is being monitored by Chinese satellites. This includes the exact location and behavior of air defenses, their mapped reaction times, missile trajectories, and reprogramming durations.


14 posted on 03/06/2026 5:17:38 PM PST by McGruff
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To: McGruff

If Putin would like, Melania can take Mrs. Z shopping and President Trump can take President Z shopping.


15 posted on 03/06/2026 5:25:07 PM PST by Brian Griffin
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To: bigbob

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The new yorker cover, in an attempt to smear
President Trump, immediately backfires.

16 posted on 03/06/2026 5:33:16 PM PST by chief lee runamok (Technical Graduate, Quality Learing Center)
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To: Brian Griffin

Putin is old, tired, & irrelevant.

Just like Russia.


17 posted on 03/06/2026 5:36:25 PM PST by canuck_conservative (Russia lies all the time)
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To: McGruff

Shouldn’t his title be War Secretary or Secretary of War?


18 posted on 03/06/2026 5:52:43 PM PST by ealgeone
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To: McGruff

The US is targeting Russia with US munitions furnished to Urkaine.

That is how we got here.


19 posted on 03/06/2026 5:53:00 PM PST by Trumpisourlastchance
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To: McGruff

What do we expect? The US unnecessarily turned Russia into an enemy.


20 posted on 03/06/2026 6:21:00 PM PST by nonliberal (Russia is not my enemy.)
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