Russian leaders denied in a call with President Donald Trump on Monday allegations that they are sharing intelligence with Iran during the war, U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff said.
“We can take them at their word,” Witkoff told CNBC’s “Money Movers” during an interview on Tuesday. “Let’s hope that they’re not sharing.”
Trump was known to have spoken with Russian leader Vladimir Putin on Monday.
“Yesterday, on the call with the president, the Russians said they have not been sharing,” Witkoff told CNBC.
U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff speaks during a meeting of the Cabinet in the Cabinet Room of the White House on Jan. 29, 2026 in Washington, DC.
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MS Now, in a report on Saturday that cited two U.S. officials with knowledge of the situation, reported that Russia has been giving Iran information that could help that nation’s forces strike American ships, aircraft and military bases in the Middle East.
“Russia is providing intelligence help to Iran,” one of the officials told MS Now.
Asked Tuesday whether the Russians had been sharing intelligence with Iran, Witkoff demurred.
“Well, I’m not an intelligence officer, so I can’t tell you,” he said.
Trump on Friday blasted Fox News reporter Peter Doocy for asking him about suggestions that Russia was helping Iran target and attack American forces in the region.
“What a stupid question that is to be asking at this time,” Trump snapped.
One official who spoke to MS Now for Saturday’s article said, “I’ve seen nothing that suggests that Russia is playing a strategic or tactical combat role.”
At a press conference in Florida on Monday, Trump said that during his call with Putin earlier in the day, the Russian leader “was very impressed with what he saw” regarding the United States’ progress in the war.
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