I will instruct my intelligence service to share the information we have about Russia’s new assistance to the Iranian regime with our partners. Since the beginning of July, we have recorded Russia’s satellite-monitored activities over Gulf countries and U.S. military facilities in those areas. These images later appear in Iran. At the same time, there is a clear link between Russia’s satellite images of these areas and Iran’s attacks—both before the attacks, during their preparation stage, and after them, to assess the damage inflicted.

Only on July 19 and 20, four air bases were within the range of Russian satellites’ attention: two bases in Bahrain, one in Jordan, and one in Kuwait. The goal is completely clear. None of us in the world should close our eyes to a very simple fact: evil is always looking for ways to make things worse and expand further. Russia must be stopped. This war must be stopped. Pressure on the aggressor must be effective.

— Volodymyr Zelensky, President of Ukraine