Greg Myhre

A dozen or more U.S.

troops were injured.

A very valuable plane was apparently damaged or destroyed.

It was an E-3 AWACS.

And this is essentially a flying command center that gives you a picture of the battlefield.

Now, the Pentagon hasn't provided details, but multiple news reports and photos verified by Agence France-Presse show the plane was split in half.

And a direct hit on a key plane at an important air base deep inside Saudi Arabia suggests Iran is somehow acquiring very detailed targeting information.

And one possibility is the Iranians are getting help from Russia.

And there's a somewhat unexpected source on this.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky says Ukrainian intelligence shows Russian satellites are gathering information on U.S.

targets in the Middle East.

Ukraine is the world leader when it comes to defensive drones that can shoot down incoming drones and Iranian drones in particular.

Ukraine was forced to learn very quickly because Russia was buying drones from Iran and firing them at Ukraine.

At this point, Russia has taken that Iranian technology and is making its own upgraded drones.

Now, Zelensky says Ukrainian drone teams are already helping Middle Eastern countries, and he was in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Qatar seeking their help in his war with Russia.

Yeah, Pakistan is taking the lead role as mediator.

It's one of the few countries with pretty decent relations with both the U.S.

and Iran.

And Iran has agreed to allow Pakistani flagged oil tankers to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, two a day up to a total of 20.

So that helps Pakistan.