Doral, Florida — DORAL, FL (AP) — President Donald Trump He said on Saturday that it doesn’t matter if Russia has provided Iran with information To help Tehran target US military personnel and assets in the Middle East As the war that has been going on for a week rages on.
The President rejected the importance of exchanging information of this kind after his attendance Decent transportation to Six army reservists were killed In a Drone strike in Kuwait The day after the United States and Israel launched a war on Iran that destabilized the global economy.
Trump stopped short of confirming reports by the Associated Press and other media outlets that U.S. intelligence officials believe Russia provided Iran with this targeting information. But if Moscow was passing on such details, he said, Iran was not getting much of it.
“If you take a look at what happened to Iran last week, if they’re getting information, it doesn’t help them much,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One as he headed to Miami, where he is spending the rest of the weekend.
The president also ignored a question about how Russia helping Iran in this way might affect his view The relationship between the United States and Russia.
Trump responded: “They will say we are doing it against them.” “Don’t they say we’re doing it against them?”
In the four years since the Russian invasion, Ukraine has received US intelligence to help defend against missiles from Russia as well as to help Kiev strike certain Russian targets.
The downplaying of Russia’s handing over of battlefield intelligence to Iran came after the US Treasury Department announced earlier this week that it had. Temporarily allowing India to continue purchasing Crude oil and petroleum products from Russia for a month until April 4.
The administration’s decision to grant the world’s most populous country a temporary exemption faced negative reactions from both parties. Critics say Trump was giving Russia a break that would provide Moscow with much-needed revenue as it looks to continue funding its war machine.
Rep. Don Bacon, Republican of Nebraska, condemned the move, saying in a post on X that “weakness toward Russia is appalling.”
Rep. Ted Lieu, D-Calif., in his Post
Liu said, “Retract your decision to lift oil sanctions on Russia. Helping Russia is treasonous behavior.” “At the same time, Russia is helping Iran target American forces.”
Trump decided to give India a deadline to buy oil from Russia, with global oil prices rising and investors in various sectors concerned about how long the war with Iran would last.
The concession to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government came after Trump’s announcement weeks ago Reducing customs duties on India After its officials agreed to reduce its dependence on cheap Russian crude.
India has benefited from lower Russian oil prices as much of the world sought to isolate Moscow over its February 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
price Oil rose higher The week-long war waged by the United States and Israel shows no signs of stopping Expanded in the Middle East While Tehran responds. Ships carrying nearly 20 million barrels of oil per day are unable to safely pass through the passage Strait of HormuzThe narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf is bordered by Iran on its northern side.
Shipping disruptions and damage to major oil and gas facilities in the Middle East have disrupted supplies from some of the world’s largest oil producers.
In response to a question about whether he was prepared to take further steps to reduce oil prices, Trump said: “If there were some steps, I would do that, just to relieve some pressure.”
On Saturday, he appeared to suggest, at least for now, the possibility of eavesdropping The state’s strategic petroleum reserveSaying that the United States has “too much oil.”
The reserve — a supply of oil that the U.S. government can tap in emergency situations — held more than 415 million barrels as of the end of last month, up from about 395 million barrels at this time in 2025. In total, when full, the strategic reserve could hold more than 700 million barrels.
“We have a lot of oil,” Trump said. “Our country has a tremendous amount of oil.” “There’s a lot of oil in there. It will heal very quickly.”
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Kim reported from Washington.