The president of the United States, Donald Trump, has questioned this Monday the accusations recently made by Ukraine, according to which Russia would be supplying Iran with satellite images of American military positions in the Persian Gulf in the context of the war in the Middle East. The president has indicated that he will convey these suspicions directly to his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin.
"Well, we will see if that is true. I will ask Putin. We will find out. It hasn't had much impact because we have given them a good beating," he stated to reporters aboard the presidential plane.
Next, the head of the White House brought up the relationship between Venezuela and Russia: "Venezuela had all the Russian equipment. How did that turn out? Not too well."
Trump has considered that "maybe (the Russian authorities) are providing help but, if so, it hasn't worked because (in Iran) they have no army, they have no air force, they have no navy, they have nothing, so it hasn't gone well. I don't think they have been doing it, certainly not on a large scale and, if they have, it has had very little impact."
The words of the American president come after the president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, accused Moscow on Saturday of delivering satellite images of American positions in the Persian Gulf to Iran, which would be used by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard to refine the accuracy of their attacks against the American military deployment in the area.
On the same day, Ukrainian forces carried out an attack against an Iranian cargo ship in the Caspian Sea, in which a sailor was killed. Iranian authorities have described this action as a "dangerous adventure" and have warned that it will not go unanswered.
When asked about his "patience" with Tehran, Trump has assured that he has "all the time in the world," although he insisted that the coastal strip of the Asian country has been "devastated." "The strait (of Hormuz) is in very good shape and right now we are talking. They wanted to talk. Their people said: 'please, don't drop bombs, don't shoot,'" he stated.
As in previous occasions, the American leader has emphasized that it is the Iranian authorities who "requested a meeting." "They would not have requested the meeting if we were doing poorly (...) We will see what happens. There is a possibility that we will reach an agreement. If we had not done what we did, they would not even be talking to us," he added.
Later, during a visit to a General Motors facility in Milford, in the state of Michigan, Trump reiterated that Tehran and Washington are maintaining "very friendly negotiations," despite the fact that, in his words, the United States is "winning big" against Iran.
"We are achieving great victories with the Islamic Republic of Iran," he proclaimed, before emphasizing that the "largest investment ever made in the Armed Forces of the United States" is taking place.