Pentagon raised threat of Israeli spying on U.S. to highest level: NBC News
The Defense Intelligence Agency raised Israel’s counterintelligence threat level to critical as U.S.-Israel tensions grew over the war with Iran, officials said.
- The Pentagon’s Defense Intelligence Agency raised its counterintelligence threat assessment for Israel to "critical," its highest possible designation, amid growing worries over aggressive surveillance targeting American personnel, according to NBC News.
- The decision stems from concerns that Israel is actively monitoring top U.S. officials to extract sensitive information about the Trump administration’s internal deliberations and decision-making regarding Middle Eastern conflicts.
- The escalation follows sharpening strategic friction between President Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who reportedly had a tense phone call this week clashing over Lebanon operations and U.S. diplomatic peace talks with Iran.
- The Israeli Embassy in Washington and the White House both vehemently denied the report, with Israel calling the allegations completely false and politically motivated, while the Pentagon has officially declined to comment.
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REPORT: Pentagon Raised Threat of Israeli Spying on US to Highest Level * The Gateway Pundit * by Jordan Conradson
The Pentagon has designated Israel at the highest counterintelligence threat level amid increasing concerns that the top Middle East ally is spying on US officials to gather information on Trump's decision-making as it pertains to Iran, two US officials reportedly claim. An Israeli Embassy spokesperson denied that Israel spies on the United States, describing the notion as "completely false." “Israel does not gather intelligence on American ent…
The Pentagon is increasingly concerned about alleged Israeli espionage, recently raising its counterintelligence threat level to the highest, two US officials say. Israel is allegedly monitoring senior US officials to gain information about the Trump administration's internal discussions and decision-making on conflicts in the Middle East.
Why was the threat level raised, and what are Israeli and White House officials saying? The Pentagon is increasingly concerned about Israel's increased espionage of the United States, and has therefore raised its counterintelligence threat level to the highest level. This was reported by RBC-Ukraine, citing NBC News. According to US officials, in recent weeks, the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) issued a new counterintelligence threat assessme…
According to several current and former US officials, concern is growing within the Pentagon regarding alleged Israeli espionage activities directed at the United States. Consequently, the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), the Pentagon's military intelligence service, reportedly recently raised the counterintelligence threat level for Israel to “critical,” the highest level.
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