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Targeting information between allies

John Kiriakou's argument that Russian targeting support to Iran during the 2026 war was unremarkable rather than scandalous — the same thing the United States was doing for Ukraine, the Soviet Union did for North Vietnam, and Washington did for the Afghan mujahideen. His conclusion is that the way to stop it is to ask Moscow directly.

Targeting information between allies is John Kiriakou’s framing of the leak, during the 2026 Iran war, that Russia had been giving Iran targeting information. His reaction on reading it was that it was expected: “well of course they’re giving the Iranians targeting information. They’re allies.”[1]

He places it in a series of equivalents — the United States giving Ukraine targeting information, Russia giving it to the North Vietnamese, and the United States giving it to the Afghan mujahideen along with Stinger missiles — and closes the list with the general rule: “This is what enemies do to one another.”[1]

The practical conclusion he draws is diplomatic rather than military. Asked how to stop it, his answer was to “reach out directly to the Russians and say please stop. Help us negotiate some kind of a ceasefire.”[1] That is consistent with the reporting he was asked about the same day, that Donald Trump had approached Vladimir Putin to broker one.[2]

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References

  1. Unfiltered With S.A.M., 2026-04-0308:18 on YouTube · Transcript
  2. Unfiltered With S.A.M., 2026-04-0307:46 on YouTube · Transcript

Sourced from John Kiriakou's on-record public statements. See his profile for the full body of his interviews, podcast appearances, and short-form video.