战争部长皮特·赫格塞斯周二表示，俄罗斯“不应卷入”美国、以色列和伊朗之间不断升级的冲突，尽管分析人士指出俄罗斯军事活动与有报道称莫斯科可能正在援助德黑兰的说法相符。
“总统与世界各国领导人保持着牢固的关系，这为我们在非常动态的局势中创造了机遇和选择，”赫格塞斯在被问及总统唐纳德·特朗普最近与俄罗斯总统弗拉基米尔·普京通话时说道。
但他补充称，就中东冲突而言，俄罗斯“不应介入”。
美国政府发表上述言论之际，有报道称俄罗斯提供了可能帮助伊朗识别美国在中东军事资产的信息。莫斯科尚未公开证实这些指控。
据报道，情报评估显示，俄罗斯向伊朗提供了可能帮助确定美国军舰、飞机和其他军事资产位置的信息。据报道，官员们强调，没有公开证据表明莫斯科在指挥伊朗发动袭击，但表示这些信息可能有助于德黑兰的瞄准工作。
该信息的范围、时机和作战影响尚未公开详细说明。
虽然没有公开证据确凿地证明俄罗斯正在提供实时瞄准数据，但战争研究所的俄罗斯问题专家乔治·巴罗斯表示，开源指标与报道中描述的那种支持一致。
巴罗斯指出了俄罗斯的军事侦察卫星，包括“宇宙-2550”号，这是一颗雷达和电子信号航天器，最近经过了波斯湾和阿拉伯海——美国部队在此区域活动。
“它们专门用于海军侦察和探测船只，因为水面上的雷达信号非常清晰，”巴罗斯说。“这些是俄罗斯已知的能力。”
此类雷达系统可以探测海上目标和电子辐射，从而揭示部队位置。巴罗斯表示，这些能力与伊朗自身的天基情报收集能力已知存在的差距相吻合。
尽管他警告称，他没有确凿证据证明存在实时瞄准支持，但巴罗斯表示，俄罗斯侦察能力、卫星定位和报道的合作之间的趋同“完全说得通”。
特朗普周一称他最近与普京的谈话“非常好”且“富有建设性”，称俄罗斯领导人“希望非常有建设性”。特朗普暗示，莫斯科或许能通过帮助结束乌克兰战争而发挥更大作用。
伊朗外交部长阿巴斯·阿拉格希周末承认，俄罗斯正在“多个不同方向”帮助伊朗对抗美国和以色列。当被追问这是否包括情报共享时，阿拉格希表示，“他们在多个不同方向帮助我们”，但补充道，“我没有任何详细信息。”
除了情报收集，分析人士称，战场模式表明俄罗斯和伊朗之间存在战术交叉影响。
在乌克兰战争期间，伊朗向俄罗斯提供了“沙希德”自杀式攻击无人机，莫斯科在乌克兰城市和基础设施上广泛部署了这些无人机。随着时间的推移，俄罗斯军队改进了结合无人机、巡航导弹和弹道导弹的打击方案，以压倒整合的西方防空系统。
“俄罗斯人确实非常擅长学习如何针对整合的西方防空系统发动无人机攻击，”巴罗斯说。
他表示，这些经验似乎影响了伊朗在中东的打击战术，德黑兰在那里对美国及盟友目标发动了大规模导弹和无人机联合攻击。
如果得到证实，巴罗斯认为，实质性支持伊朗瞄准的情报共享将相当于莫斯科作为“共同交战国”行事。
“俄罗斯正与伊朗作为共同交战国行动，”他补充称，克里姆林宫长期以来一直将美国视为地缘政治对手。
与此同时，俄罗斯的地面部队仍被牵制在乌克兰，无法部署到伊朗提供协助。分析人士称，俄罗斯任何支持都更可能以情报共享、技术转让或无人机生产的形式出现，而非派遣地面部队。
一个潜在途径涉及无人机制造。
俄罗斯运营着大型“沙希德”衍生型无人机生产设施，这些设施最初是在伊朗技术转让的基础上建立的。如果伊朗国内的无人机工厂因打击而受损，俄罗斯的生产理论上可能帮助维持德黑兰的空中行动，尽管尚无证据证实此类转让正在发生。
国防官员公开淡化了任何所谓俄罗斯援助的作战影响，称美国指挥官正在追踪外国情报活动，并将其纳入规划。
特朗普将普京描述为“建设性”的一方，而赫格塞斯则警告俄罗斯应远离冲突，两者之间的对比凸显了政府试图在乌克兰寻求外交解决方案的同时，又要应对莫斯科与德黑兰在中东可能深化合作的复杂平衡。
分析人士称，目前证据尚不足以得出确凿结论。但随着地区战争的展开，俄罗斯侦察能力、在乌克兰完善的战场战术以及德黑兰自身承认的援助之间的一致，使得对莫斯科角色的审视日益严格。
俄罗斯尚未公开回应与伊朗情报共享的指控，但总体上呼吁冲突降级。
截至发稿时，俄罗斯大使馆未能立即回应置评请求。
War secretary’s comments come as reports suggest Moscow may be providing intelligence to Iran
War Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday that Russia “should not be involved” in the escalating conflict between the United States, Israel and Iran, even as analysts point to Russian military activity that aligns with reports Moscow may be aiding Tehran.
“The president maintains strong relationships with world leaders, which creates opportunities and options for us in very dynamic ways,” Hegseth said when asked about President Donald Trump’s recent call with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
But as it relates to the Middle East conflict, he added, Russia “should not be involved.”
The administration’s messaging comes amid reports that Russia has provided information that could help Iran identify U.S. military assets in the Middle East. Moscow has not publicly confirmed the claims.
Intelligence assessments have reportedly said Russia provided Iran with information that could help identify the locations of American warships, aircraft and other military assets. Officials reportedly stressed there is no public evidence that Moscow is directing Iranian strikes, but said the information could assist Tehran’s targeting efforts.
The scope, timing and operational impact of that information have not been publicly detailed.
While there is no public evidence definitively proving Russia is providing real-time targeting data, George Barros, a Russia expert at the Institute for the Study of War, said open-source indicators are consistent with the type of support described in the reports.
Barros pointed to Russian military reconnaissance satellites, including Cosmos-2550, a radar and electronic signature spacecraft that recently passed over the Persian Gulf and Arabian Sea — areas where U.S. forces have been operating.
“They’re specialized for naval reconnaissance and detecting ships, because the radar signature off the water really pings it quite well,” Barros said. “These are known capabilities of the Russians.”
Such radar systems can detect maritime targets and electronic emissions that reveal force positioning. Barros said those capabilities align with known gaps in Iran’s own space-based intelligence collection.
Although he cautioned that he does not have dispositive proof of real-time targeting support, Barros said the convergence of Russian reconnaissance capabilities, satellite positioning and reported cooperation “makes total sense.”
Trump on Monday described his recent conversation with Putin as “very good” and “constructive,” saying the Russian leader “wants to be very constructive.” Trump suggested Moscow could be more helpful by helping bring the war in Ukraine to an end.
Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, acknowledged over the weekend that Russia is assisting Iran “in many different directions” in its war with the United States and Israel. Pressed on whether that includes intelligence sharing, Araghchi said, “They are helping us in many different directions,” but added, “I don’t have any detailed information.”
Beyond intelligence collection, analysts say battlefield patterns suggest tactical cross-pollination between Russia and Iran.
During the war in Ukraine, Iran supplied Russia with Shahed one-way attack drones, which Moscow deployed extensively against Ukrainian cities and infrastructure. Over time, Russian forces refined strike packages combining drones, cruise missiles and ballistic missiles to overwhelm integrated Western air defense systems.
“The Russians got really, really good at learning how to launch drones against integrated Western air defense systems,” Barros said.
Those lessons, he said, appear to have informed Iranian strike tactics in the Middle East, where Tehran has launched large-scale combined missile and drone attacks against U.S. and allied targets.
If confirmed, Barros argued, intelligence sharing that materially supports Iranian targeting would amount to Moscow acting as a “co-belligerent.”
“The Russians are coming out with Iran as a co-belligerent,” he said, adding that the Kremlin has long viewed the United States as a geopolitical adversary.
At the same time, Russia remains constrained in how far it can go.
Russian ground forces are tied down in Ukraine and are not in a position to deploy to assist Iran. Analysts say any Russian support is far more likely to come in the form of intelligence sharing, technology transfers or drone production rather than boots on the ground.
One potential avenue involves drone manufacturing.
Russia operates large-scale Shahed-derived drone production facilities that were initially enabled by Iranian technology transfers. If Iran’s domestic drone factories are degraded by strikes, Russian production could theoretically help sustain Tehran’s aerial campaign, though there is no confirmed evidence that such transfers are occurring.
Defense officials have publicly downplayed the operational impact of any reported Russian assistance, saying U.S. commanders are tracking foreign intelligence activity and factoring it into planning.
The contrast between Trump’s characterization of Putin as “constructive” and Hegseth’s warning that Russia should stay out of the conflict underscores the delicate balance the administration is attempting to strike — pursuing diplomacy in Ukraine while confronting the possibility of deeper cooperation between Moscow and Tehran in the Middle East.
For now, analysts say the evidence stops short of conclusive proof. But the alignment of Russian reconnaissance capabilities, battlefield tactics refined in Ukraine and Tehran’s own acknowledgment of assistance has intensified scrutiny of Moscow’s role as the regional war unfolds.
Russia has not publicly responded to the allegation of intelligence sharing with Iran, but has broadly called for de-escalation of the conflict.
The Russian embassy could not immediately be reached for comment.
