Russians told Trump no intel shared, Steve Witkoff says
Russian leaders told President Donald Trump in a phone call Monday that they did not share intelligence with Iran during the U.S. war against Iran, U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff said in an interview with CNBC on Tuesday.
“We can take their word for it,” Witkoff told CNBC’s “Money Movers.”
“Let’s hope they don’t share,” he said.
U.S. Special Representative for the Middle East Steve Witkoff speaks during a Cabinet meeting in the White House Cabinet Room on January 29, 2026 in Washington, DC.
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Trump met with Russian leader Vladimir Putin on Monday.
“In the meeting with the president yesterday, the Russians said they were not sharing,” Witkoff said Tuesday. he said.
Witkoff objected to the question of whether the Russians were sharing intelligence with Iran.
“I’m not an intelligence officer, so I can’t tell you,” he said.
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