Pentagon Staff Have Been Accused Of Leaking Classified Documents About Israel’s Plans To Attack Iran

by Admin

Oct 22, 2024

Ariane Tabatabai, Pentagon staff accused of leaking Israeli classified documents.

Ariane Tabatabai, an Iranian American woman working at the office of U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s aid for special operations has been accused of being the source of leak of Israel’s classified documents on the planned attack on Iran.

The FBI has initially disclosed that they were investigating two senior highly classified intelligence documents in a statement released on Tuesday by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, it said “The FBI is investigating the alleged leak of classified documents and working closely with our partners in the Department of Defense and Intelligence Community”.

The leaked documents which appeared last week on a telegram channel and went viral on several news outlets and social media outlets have raised several questions regarding how the such information was leaked after several sources have confirmed the authenticity of the leaked documents.

The leaked documents which comprises of the U.S. Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and National Security Agency (GNA) and the military movements of Israeli intelligence reports indicating the strike strategies against Iran for its October 1 attack against Israel.

The documents were shared between the Five Eyes Security Organization which includes the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, New Zealand, and Australia.

The leaked documents which did not include the overall specifications of each Israeli target in Iran but shows the plan to use long range ballistic missiles in Iran.

The documents further show how the Israeli Air Force has conducted several strike drills with air-launched ballistic missiles (ALBM), including at least 16 “Golden Horizon” missiles and 40 “Rocks” or ISO2 missiles.

The use of covert drones operations were also discussed and secret UAV deployment were discussed after the Israeli military exercises which included a second large-scale deployment exercise” which was conducted between October 15 and 16. 

Ramat David and Ramon Air Force Bases also participated in the program of joint air-to-surface missiles (ASM) training exercises.

Prodesq war analyst, disclosed that the leaked documents showed the refueling exercises of UAVs which were conducted on October 16.

The Israeli government has condemned the leaks and called it an embarrassment for the Pentagon and the United States government.

The Israeli government has urged the United States government to investigate the leaks and prosecute the perpetrators of the leaks. 

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