Hondurasgate: Key Leaked Audio Files, Revealing U.S. Intervention in Honduras, Found Authentic "With Moderate Confidence"

‘Hondurasgate’ leaks reveal Israeli destabilization scheme

“Hondurasgate”—an apparent plot involving Israel, the United States, and former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández (JOH) to destabilize Latin America’s progressive governments through disinformation—has thrust Israel’s ties to the region back into the spotlight. The scandal emerged ahead of a diplomatic visit by Israeli President Isaac Herzog to Central America as part of a push to consolidate alliances with the region’s right-wing leader…

Hondurasgate: Key Leaked Audio Files, Revealing U.S. Intervention in Honduras, Found Authentic "With Moderate Confidence"

Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez speaks via video call during a press conference in Tegucigalpa on April 8, 2026. Photo by Orlando SIERRA / AFP via Getty Images.President Donald Trump’s brazen intervention in November 2025 in the Honduran presidential election to openly call for a vote for the National Party’s Nasry Asfura came as a surprise to many both inside and outside Honduras. Given Trump’s emphasis on the need to combat so…