CIA official with top security clearance charged for leaking highly classified docs about Israel’s plans to strike Iran
CIA official with top security clearance charged for leaking highly classified docs about Israel’s plans to strike Iran
A CIA official has been charged with leaking highly classified documents about Israel’s potential plan to strike back against Iran over a missile attack.
The official was charged with leaking highly calssifided documents about Israel’s plans to strike Iran. AP
Rescue workers try to extinguish a fire following an Israeli airstrike in the Al-Chiyah area in southern Beirut, Lebanon, 13 November 2024. WAEL HAMZEH/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant attend a ceremony for the 70th cohort of military combat officers, at an army base near Mitzpe Ramon, Israel, October 31, 2024. REUTERS
CIA Director WIlliam Burns attends an event hosted by First Lady Dr. Jill Biden, celebrating the 25th anniversary of the debut of “The West Wing,” on September 20, 2024. Allison Bailey/NurPhoto/Shutterstock
Asif W. Rahman, who worked overseas for the agency and held a top secret security clearance, was arrested by the FBI in Cambodia on Tuesday, the New York Times reported.
The official is accused of disclosing information that detailed, in part, satellite imagery tied to the potential Israeli strike.
Rahman, who is being brought to a federal court in Guam, is charged with two counts of willful retention and transmission of national defense information.
