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FBI Arrests US Worker for Leaking Israel's Iran Strike Plans

  • A man named Asif William Rahman has been arrested by the FBI for leaking classified information about Israel's plans to attack Iran, according to court papers filed Wednesday.
  • Rahman was indicted on two counts of willful transmission of national defense information in U.S. court in Virginia, which can lead to significant prison sentences.
  • The leaked documents, attributed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and National Security Agency, appeared on a Telegram messaging app channel last month.
  • The documents indicated that Israel was moving military assets for a potential strike in response to Iran’s missile attack on October 1.
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The plans contained references to the retaliatory strike on Iran following the missile attack on October 1. The US intelligence agent must appear in court today.

·Vienna, Austria
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Hebrew media confirmed this morning that an American intelligence officer was arrested on charges of leaking Israeli military documents.

Last month, US intelligence was leaked detailing Israel's preparations for a strike against Iran, and authorities are now accusing a Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) employee of leaking the classified documents.

·Tallinn, Estonia
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Lucianne broke the news on Wednesday, November 13, 2024.
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