Files said to show US intel on Israel’s Iran retaliation plans leaked online
The region is bracing for an expected Israeli response to a barrage of missiles fired at it by Iran on October 1
A Telegram channel posted what it says are “highly classified” US intelligence documents analysing Israel’s plans to attack Iran.
The channel for the Middle East Spectator, which describes itself as an “open-source news aggregator” independent of any government, said in a statement that it had “received, through an anonymous source on Telegram who refused to identify himself, two highly classified US intelligence documents, regarding preparations by the Zionist regime for an attack on the Islamic Republic of Iran”.
- The Middle East Spectator said in its posted statement that it could not verify the authenticity of the documents.
- No US or Israeli officials have publicly commented on the possible leak. Axios reported that intelligence officials declined to comment but did not dispute the veracity of the documents.
Israeli officials have said it plans to retaliate for Iran’s October 1 missile attack.
The US announced this month it would send troops along with “a Terminal High-Altitude Area Defence (THAAD) battery” to Israel in response to Iran’s attack.
Iran’s missile attack on Israel came in retaliation for Israel’s assassination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in late September. Hezbollah is Iran’s primary proxy in the region.
Originally reported on Business Insider
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