AP: orbits of Russian reconnaissance satellites matched all 40 Houthi and Iraqi-militia strikes on Saudi Arabia, with officials saying Iranian advisers relay the targeting data

The Associated Press reported on 27 October that the orbits of 72 Russian government and military reconnaissance satellites tracked by the Geneva-based firm AURORAH passed over the target areas before and after all 40 Houthi and Iraqi-militia missile and drone attacks on Saudi Arabia between 1 July and 19 October. Three officials, including a Saudi official and a senior Houthi figure, said Iranian advisers analyse Russian satellite intelligence and pass it to allied groups, and Saudi Deputy Foreign Minister Rayed Krimly pointed to intelligence from 'elements in Russia and China, including commercial ones', but no direct evidence of the transfer has been presented.