Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 08:37am on 14 Nov 2024,Thursday International
A C.I.A. official, Asif W. Rahman, has been charged with leaking classified U.S. intelligence regarding Israel’s potential military response to an Iranian missile strike. Rahman, arrested in Cambodia by the F.B.I., faces two counts under the Espionage Act for unauthorized transmission of national defense information. The documents, originating from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, detail sensitive satellite imagery and intelligence on Israeli military assets possibly intended for use in a strike on Iran. The leak underscores U.S. surveillance of close allies and has prompted a major investigation by the F.B.I. into national security concerns.
