In response to the U.S. helping Ukraine
Trump says he thinks Putin is helping Iran
Fri, Mar. 13, 2026
President Donald Trump on Friday said he believed that Russian leader Vladimir Putin is helping Iran in its war against the United States and Israel.
Trump’s comment came in a radio interview with Fox News host Brian Kilmeade, and a week after the president lashed out at a Fox News reporter Peter Doocy who asked him about Russia aiding Iran.
Kilmeade had asked Trump, “You think Putin is helping them?”
Trump replied, “I think he might be helping them a bit, yeah.”
“I guess, and he probably thinks we’re helping Ukraine, right?” Trump continued.
The U.S. military on Friday said that all six crew members of a KC-135 military refueling plane that crashed a day earlier while flying over western Iraq have been confirmed as dead.
