New Delhi, March 7 -- Russia has been providing Iran with intelligence to help target US forces and assets in the Middle East, according to a report by The Washington Post, which cited three officials familiar with the intelligence.

According to The Post, Russia has been passing Iran the locations of American military assets since the war began, including US warships and aircraft operating in the region.

"It does seem like it's a pretty comprehensive effort," one official familiar with the intelligence told the news outlet.

The reported intelligence-sharing highlights the growing geopolitical stakes in the conflict, potentially drawing in one of Washington's primary nuclear-armed rivals.

According to the outlet, the development sugges...