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Pentagon reportedly raises Israel spying threat level to ‘critical’ amid Iran war tensions
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The Pentagon’s intelligence arm has reportedly raised its counterintelligence threat assessment for Israel from “high” to “critical”, amid concerns that Israeli intelligence may be stepping up efforts to monitor senior US officials involved in internal deliberations over the war with Iran.
Key facts
- The change was first reported by NBC News and later by The New York Times, according to Al Jazeera, which said the reports cited unnamed current and former US officials
- The reported upgrade reflects concern inside the US defence establishment that Israel is seeking insight into the Trump administration’s internal discussions on whether to continue military operations against Iran or move towards a
- According to the reports, US officials believe Israel has been particularly interested in monitoring senior figures linked to Middle East and Iran policy, including Trump special envoy Steve Witkoff, Pentagon policy official Elbridge Colby
- Witkoff had been a key US negotiator in nuclear-related talks before the US-Israeli attack on Iran earlier this year, while Colby and DiMino are involved in defence-policy planning.
Summary
The change was first reported by NBC News and later by The New York Times, according to Al Jazeera, which said the reports cited unnamed current and former US officials. The Defense Intelligence Agency, or DIA, reportedly issued the upgraded assessment in recent weeks.
The reported upgrade reflects concern inside the US defence establishment that Israel is seeking insight into the Trump administration’s internal discussions on whether to continue military operations against Iran or move towards a negotiated end to the conflict.