Iranian drone attacks on CIA facilities in the Gulf have led US intelligence analysts to examine whether Russia supplied targeting information or enhanced drone technology. Officials have not reached firm conclusions, but the apparent precision of the strikes and Russia’s established technical support for Iran have raised concerns that Moscow may be more directly helping disrupt US operations during the Iran war.

At least two CIA sites were reportedly hit in March: the CIA station within the US embassy in Riyadh and another location in eastern Iraq. Western officials said the Saudi attack may have involved two Russian-enhanced Shahed drones, with no reported casualties, while a separate Iranian missile strike on a US air base in Jordan reportedly killed two soldiers; Russia, Iran and Saudi Arabia did not comment.