DORAL, Florida, USA, March 7, 2026 (AP).— The president Donald Trump He assured today, Saturday, that it was inconsistent if Russia has provided information to Iran for you to perform attacks against military personnel and assets USA after a week of war in the middle east.
Trump stopped short of confirming reports by The Associated Press and other media outlets that U.S. intelligence officials USA they believe that Russia has provided Iran information for locating targets.
Trump downplays Russia giving intelligence to Iran
The magnate assured, however, that if Moscow is transmitting those details, Tehran You are getting little use out of it.
“If you look at what has happened to Iran “In the last week, if they are receiving information, it is not helping them much,” he said. Trump aboard the Air Force One while flying to Miami after attending the dignified transfer ceremony six Army reservists who died in a drone attack in Kuwait.
Trump also dismissed a question about how the fact that Russia help Iran may affect your view of the relationship with Moscow.
“They would say that we do the same thing against them,” he replied. Trump.
In the four years of the Russian invasion, Ukraine has received intelligence from EU to help defend against Russian missiles, as well as to help attack certain positions of the Kremlin.
They criticize an exemption
Days ago, the US Department of the Treasury announced that it would temporarily allow India continue buying crude oil and petroleum products from Russia until April 4.
The government’s decision to grant a temporary exemption to most populous country in the world was the subject of bipartisan criticism.
Detractors maintain that Trump allowed Russia receive urgent income to continue financing its war campaign.
The Republican representative Don Bacon condemned the measure and wrote on the social network Russia It’s horrible.”
Rep. Don Bacon on Trump: “He treats Zelensky and Ukraine more harsh than he does Putin. He treats Putin with velvet gloves, but he gives Zelensky the old boxing glove treatment, and I don’t get it. There’s like a moral blindness in this administration when it comes to Russia.” pic.twitter.com/rUsd6SiW60
— Kate from Kharkiv (@BohuslavskaKate) March 6, 2026
The Democratic representative Ted Lieu He also criticized the government decision by publishing a message addressed to the Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.
“Reverse your decision to lift oil sanctions to Russia. It is treasonous behavior for you to help Russia“, he stressed. “Meanwhile, Russia is helping Iran to attack American troops.”
Trump decided to give concessions to India in purchases of russian oil while world crude oil prices skyrocket and amid concerns among investors in different sectors about how long the crisis will last war with Iran.
The exemption for the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi occurred after Trump announced weeks ago the reduction of tariffs on The India, after its officials agreed to reduce their dependence on the russian crude oil.
India take advantage of the drop in prices russian oilwhile much of the world has sought to isolate Moscow for his invasion of Ukraine started on February 24, 2022.
Oil prices rise due to war in the Middle East
The price of oil soared this week and shows no signs of stopping amid the war in the middle east.
Ships carrying approximately 20 million barrels of oil a day they can’t navigate Strait of Hormuzwhich borders Iran on its north side.
The interruption of maritime transport and damage to oil and gas facilities in Middle East They have already affected the supply of some of the largest oil producers worldwide.
Asked if he was willing to take additional steps to ease oil prices, Trump He responded that “if there were, I would, just to take some of the pressure off.”
Trump seemed to rule out, at least for now, the possibility of resorting to Strategic Petroleum Reservestating today Saturday that USA It has “a lot of oil.”
The reserve—a supply of oil that the government of USA can resort to in case of emergencies—had more than 415 million barrels at the end of last February, compared to about 395 million barrels at this same time in 2025. The RStrategic Petroleum Reserve It can store more than 700 million barrels.
“We have a lot of oil. Our country has a huge amount,” he said. Trump. “There is a lot of oil. That is going to be fixed very quickly.”
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