US documents on Israel's planned strike on Iran
Verified: Documented in primary records or confirmed by reputable inquiry/reporting.
Two top-secret US intelligence documents, attributed to the NGA and NSA, assessing Israeli military preparations against Iran were posted on Telegram in October 2024. They were marked as shareable with the Five Eyes countries.
Confirmed
A US official told the AP the documents appeared legitimate. A former CIA analyst pleaded guilty to two counts. Prosecutors said he printed and shared the two documents, and the government said the leak caused Israel to delay its attack plans.
Claimed, disputed or not established
Early reporting said the investigation was also examining whether the documents had been obtained by a hack. The guilty plea concerns one insider and does not settle every question about how they spread.
Reported impact
A US investigation that ended in a guilty plea; the government said the leak delayed an Israeli operation.
Sources (opened in a new tab)
- Associated Press: US investigating unauthorized release of documents on Israel's Iran attack plan ↗https://apnews.com/article/israel-iran-us-documents-attack-e7e23d09a2f1fc14498e64b38d74576f
- Associated Press: former CIA analyst pleads guilty ↗https://apnews.com/article/israel-cia-fbi-telegram-eb0215277fc5f521f9ee2efa4da70adc
Connected
- Agencies: NSA
- Case board · Timeline (2024) · Document vault · How we verify leaks
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