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Spotlight | Iran, Israel, United States
How Tehran cobbles together targeting intelligence

Satellite image showing the damage caused to the US 5th Fleet naval base following Iranian strikes in Manama, Bahrain, on 1 March 2026.
Satellite image showing the damage caused to the US 5th Fleet naval base following Iranian strikes in Manama, Bahrain, on 1 March 2026. © Planet Labs PBC/Reuters
As war rages in the Middle East, the Pentagon fears Tehran may be acquiring US imagery from third parties. For Iran, gathering high-quality intelligence to plan its targeting operations is a key military challenge of the conflict. [...]
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