{"id":2636027,"date":"2026-07-27T13:52:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T17:52:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-downplays-zelenskys-russia-iran-intelligence-claim\/"},"modified":"2026-07-27T13:53:35","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T17:53:35","slug":"trump-downplays-zelenskys-russia-iran-intelligence-claim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-downplays-zelenskys-russia-iran-intelligence-claim\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump downplays Zelensky&#8217;s Russia-Iran intelligence claim"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-downplays-zelenskys-russia-iran-intelligence-claim%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2636027&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President donald Trump dismissed reports from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that Russia is sharing satellite imagery of U.S. bases in the Middle East to assist Iran in the war, stating he would inquire with Vladimir Putin about the claims. While en route to Michigan for a speech and a visit to General Motors, Trump also commented that if Zelensky&#8217;s allegations are true, they haven&#8217;t had much impact because the U.S. has considerably targeted Iran. He pointed out that Russia&#8217;s assistance to Venezuela, which had Russian equipment, hasn&#8217;t been impactful due to Venezuela&#8217;s lack of military forces. Zelensky,meeting with Trump on the sidelines of Lindsey Graham\u2019s funeral,announced plans to disclose facts regarding Russia\u2019s assistance to Iran,emphasizing the importance of stopping Russia&#8217;s satellite surveillance over Gulf states and U.S. military facilities. Trump also referenced recent U.S. casualties in Jordan and Iraq amid tensions with Iran and criticized Russia and Iran&#8217;s cooperation, suggesting it has been ineffective. He highlighted that during a recent meeting in Beijing, Xi Jinping assured him that China wouldn\u2019t sell weapons to Iran, and Putin also denied providing weapons to Iran, asserting such actions would be detrimental to them. Additionally,Trump urged russia,China,and Iran to avoid colluding and criticized the Biden administration&#8217;s handling of the conflict and international relations.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> downplayed the impact of reports from <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ukraine\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"82\">Ukrainian<\/a> President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/volodymyr-zelensky\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"891\">Volodymyr Zelensky<\/a> that <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/russia\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"80\">Russia<\/a> is sharing satellite imagery of U.S. bases in the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/middle-east\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"102\">Middle East<\/a> to help <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"100\">Iran<\/a> in the war.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWell, we\u2019ll find out if that\u2019s true,\u201d Trump told reporters Monday on Air Force One. \u201cI\u2019ll ask [Russian President Vladimir] <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/vladimir-putin\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"79\">Putin<\/a> about it. We\u2019ll find out.\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4664334\/trump-putin-zelensky-claims-russia-sharing-intelligence-iran\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump says he\u2019ll ask Putin about Zelensky\u2019s claim that Russia is sharing intelligence with Iran<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4661726\/big-beautiful-bill-trump-salt-cap-gop-lawmakers\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>How the Big Beautiful Bill became law: Trump locks horns with GOP lawmakers<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4664223\/rahm-emanuel-trump-apologize-kaitlan-collins-dylan-mulvaney-quip\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Rahm Emanuel calls on Trump to apologize to Kaitlan Collins for Dylan Mulvaney quip<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump, while en route to Michigan for an appearance at General Motors and to deliver an economic address, added that, if Zelensky is right, it \u201chasn\u2019t had much impact because we\u2019ve knocked the hell out of\u201d Iran.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Four U.S.\u00a0service\u00a0members\u00a0were killed in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jordan\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"2623\">Jordan<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iraq\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"101\">Iraq<\/a> earlier this month as the U.S. and Iran escalated strikes against one another after the memorandum of understanding regarding nuclear nonproliferation appeared to come apart.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/venezuela\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"910\">Venezuela<\/a> had all Russian equipment. How did that work out? Not too good,\u201d Trump said. \u201cSo they may be giving, but if they are, it hasn\u2019t worked out because they have no army, they have no air force, they have no navy, they have no nothing. So it hasn\u2019t worked out well. I don\u2019t think they\u2019ve been doing it, certainly not at a high level. And if they have, it has been very unimpactful.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Zelensky, who is meeting with Trump this week on the sidelines of the late Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/lindsey-graham\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"737\">Lindsey Graham\u2019s<\/a> (R-SC) funeral, announced he had directed his own intelligence agencies to disclose what information they have about Russia assisting Iran.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOn July 19 and 20 alone, four air bases fell within the area of interest of Russian satellites \u2013 two in Bahrain, one in Jordan, and one in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kuwait\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"1940\">Kuwait<\/a>,\u201d Zelensky wrote on X. \u201cRussia must be stopped. This war must be stopped. Pressure on the aggressor must work.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I will instruct our intelligence to share with our partners the information we have regarding Russia\u2019s new assistance to the Iranian regime. Since the beginning of July, we have recorded active Russian satellite surveillance of the Gulf states and U.S. military facilities located\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Volodymyr Zelenskyy \/ \u0412\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0434\u0438\u043c\u0438\u0440 \u0417\u0435\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0441\u044c\u043a\u0438\u0439 (@ZelenskyyUa) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ZelenskyyUa\/status\/2081074329115078813?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 25, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4664223\/rahm-emanuel-trump-apologize-kaitlan-collins-dylan-mulvaney-quip\/\"><strong>RAHM EMANUEL CALLS ON TRUMP TO APOLOGIZE TO KAITLAN COLLINS FOR DYLAN MULVANEY QUIP<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump last week warned Putin and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/china\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"232\">Chinese<\/a> President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/xi-jinping\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"233\">Xi Jinping<\/a> that it would be \u201cvery bad\u201d for them if they collaborated with Iran during the war after <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-defense\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"335\">War Secretary<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pete-hegseth\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"1991\">Pete Hegseth<\/a> told <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/congress\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"31\">Congress<\/a> that \u201cThere\u2019s definitely adversary alignment.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cPresident Xi, at our recent meeting in Beijing, China, told me that he would not, under any circumstances, give or sell Weapons to the Islamic Republic of Iran,\u201d Trump wrote on social media. \u201cLikewise, President Putin, despite the horrible War going on in Ukraine (The relationship remains, as it does with President Zelenskyy), told me that he would not sell Weapons to Iran\u2026 If they did, it would be very bad for them \u2014 Certainly 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