Iran is preparing for a possible attack by Israel in response to the massive missile attack launched by Tehran on October 1 and has asked Russia for help with satellite reconnaissance.
Oku.Az The New York Times (NYT) reports that this was reported by two anonymous Iranian officials.
According to the two Iranian officials, who were familiar with the war plan and were not authorized to speak publicly, Iran asked Russia for cooperation in the field of satellite intelligence before the Israeli attack.
The NYT did not provide any further information on the matter. It is not known whether Russia responded to this call.