Newsman: Israel is preparing for a potential retaliatory strike on Iran as supporting documents appeared on social media platforms. These classified documents of the U.S. intelligence gathering on Israel’s preparations for a potential retaliatory strike on Iran appeared on social media this week.
Axios first reported on the leaked documents.
The US officials are investigating a possible classified intelligence leak after documents appeared online purportedly analyzing potential Israeli plans for a retaliatory strike on Iran.
House Speaker Mike Johnson On Sunday, acknowledged that there is an investigation underway into the possible intelligence leak during an appearance on CNN, and added officials are following it closely.
Documents claimed to show classified U.S. intelligence gathering on Israel’s preparations for a potential retaliatory strike on Iran appeared on social media platforms this week.
The documents posted on social media have markings that would indicate that they originated from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), the U.S. agency that collects, analyzes and distributes intelligence gleaned from satellite and aerial imagery.
ABC News said they could not independently verify the authenticity of the documents, which appear to show specific details about the types and number of munitions that Israel may be readying for a potentially large-scale strike on Iran in retaliation for the regime’s late September barrage of almost 200 ballistic missiles aimed at Israel.
“We are looking into these reports,” a senior U.S. defense official told ABC News when asked about the purported intelligence documents. A law enforcement source also confirmed the investigation to ABC News.
If the posts prove authentic, it would signify a major intelligence breach, one reminiscent of the massive leak discovered last year after hundreds of classified documents were shared on the Discord social media platform.
