Pentagon Investigates Leak of Classified Documents on Israeli Attack Plans on Telegram

Three American officials told the Associated Press that the United States is investigating the unauthorized release of classified documents assessing Israel's plans to attack the Islamic Republic of Iran. Another official confirmed that these documents appear to be credible. The documents are attributed to the "Geospatial Intelligence Agency" and the "National Security Agency" of the United States and indicate that Israel is still transferring military forces to attack Iran in response to the Islamic Republic's ballistic missile attack on October 1. These documents, marked as "top secret," were published on the messaging app Telegram and were first reported by CNN and Axios. One official stated that the investigation is also looking into how these documents were obtained, including whether it was a deliberate leak by a member of the U.S. intelligence community or acquired through other means such as hacking, and whether other information has been compromised due to this leak. He added that as part of this investigation, officials are trying to determine who had access to the documents before they were sent out. The Pentagon stated in a statement that it is aware of the reports regarding these documents but did not provide further details. The Israeli military did not immediately respond to requests for comment regarding the disclosure of these two documents. The documents were initially published online on Friday through a channel on Telegram, claiming to have been leaked by someone in the U.S. intelligence community and then the U.S. Department of Defense. The information in these documents was gathered from satellite image analysis. One of these two documents bears a strong resemblance to other classified documents from the U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Agency that Jack Teixeira, a member of the U.S. Air National Guard, admitted to leaking last March. These documents included disclosures of highly classified military information about the Russia-Ukraine war and other national security secrets. The Telegram channel involved in this leak identified itself as based in Tehran and had previously published promotional content related to Ali Khamenei and Iran-backed militia groups. Hossein Aryan: Drone attack on Netanyahu's house makes direct Israeli attacks on Islamic Republic officials easier. Destruction of Hezbollah tunnels and fortifications by the Israeli army using 100 tons of TNT. Gallant in conversation with Austin: The goal of Israeli attacks is to weaken Hezbollah's military infrastructure and prevent missile attacks.