House Speaker Mike Johnson on Sunday expressed deep concern about the alleged massive leak of U.S. intelligence detailing Israel’s plans for retaliation against Iran, stressing that he was watching the situation “closely.”
Mr. Johnson (R-Louisiana), who is campaigning in Michigan, said he would meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and receive a “classified-level” briefing on the breach later that day.
“The breach is very worrying. There are serious allegations raised there and an investigation is underway, about which we will be briefed in the next few hours,” Johnson told CNN. He spoke in the State of the Union. “We are tracking it closely.”
“I spoke to my friend Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu yesterday and encouraged him,” he added. “I think the United States needs to clearly support its allies there…We are on a cliff…a new era of security and freedom for Israel is here.”And we… I think it’s very close. ”
Last Friday, a well-received document dated October 15th and 16th circulated on Telegram, posted by an account titled “Middle_East_Spectator.” The Telegram channel has a history of posting pro-Iranian content.
The document was marked with a top-secret security symbol indicating that it was intended for viewing only by the Five Eyes alliance between the United States, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom.
According to a CNN report, these documents reveal Israel’s preparations for attacks on Ramat David Airfield last Tuesday and Wednesday, as well as the amount of missiles they delivered.
One of the documents claimed that Israel was moving munitions in preparation.
The files further allege that U.S. intelligence has observed evidence that the Israeli Air Force conducted a large-scale exercise last week in training for a possible attack.
The leak has started an investigation into how these sensitive files were dumped online, and U.S. officials are concerned whether there are additional documents containing even more damaging information. I am doing it.
Iran launched around 180 ballistic missiles at Israel earlier this month in retaliation for the Israeli attack that killed notorious Hezbollah’s longtime leader Hassan Nasrallah and an earlier assassination of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh. did.
Haniya was killed in an explosion in Tehran in July as he was scheduled to attend the inauguration of Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian.
Both Hezbollah and Hamas are proxy terrorist organizations backed by Iran.
The Islamic Republic’s October 1 barrage against Israel marked the second time this year that Iran has directly attacked the Jewish state.
Prime Minister Netanyahu has vowed to retaliate as he did in response to Iran’s shelling in April over the deaths of two Iranian generals.
The world anxiously awaits Israeli retaliation amid concerns that it could spark broader conflict in the Middle East. Some diplomatic hawks have floated the idea of having Israel target Iran’s nuclear facilities.
One of the documents reportedly confirmed that Israel possesses nuclear weapons, and although the Jewish state has not publicly confirmed this, the US indicated its intention to attack Iran’s nuclear outposts. He says he has not seen any evidence that there is.
President Biden spoke with Prime Minister Netanyahu about the Iranian attack earlier this month and publicly said he had a good idea of how Israel would retaliate.
“My view is, and my colleagues agree, that there is a possibility to deal with Israel and Iran in a way that will probably end the conflict for a while. In other words, it’s about stopping the back and forth. ” Biden told reporters Friday.
