# Russian spy satellites linked to Iran strikes: New evidence and analysis

https://mins.news/en/video/61357

- CNN, 2026-09-16 17:00 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3hqrH9XcGQ

> Fourteen Russian spy satellites passed over a U.S. military base in Saudi Arabia two days before a devastating Iranian attack. U.S. officials and international intelligence sources say the timing and sequence gave the spacecraft access to extensive data that helped Tehran carry out some of its most precise attacks on American assets.

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