Russian satellites helping Iran’s allies strike Saudi: Officials
- File photo: Russia's President Vladimir Putin, and Iran's President Masoud PezeshkianIranian-backed militias carried out a precision strike last month, hitting the pumping stations of Saudi Arabia’s most important oil pipeline.
- Days later, another attack hit a Saudi military air base, damaging an Italian fighter jet inside a hangar.
- Crucial to the strikes’ success was what was happening in the skies overhead: For days beforehand, Russian spy satellites converged over the pipeline and the air base to gather intelligence.
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- File photo: Russia's President Vladimir Putin, and Iran's President Masoud PezeshkianIranian-backed militias carried out a precision strike last month, hitting the pumping stations of Saudi Arabia’s most important oil pipeline.
- Days later, another attack hit a Saudi military air base, damaging an Italian fighter jet inside a hangar.
- Crucial to the strikes’ success was what was happening in the skies overhead: For days beforehand, Russian spy satellites converged over the pipeline and the air base to gather intelligence.
Sources: Times of India