White House: Biden is 'very concerned' about the leak of information regarding Israel's plans to attack Iran

The White House announced that Joe Biden, the President of the United States, is 'very concerned' about the leak of classified documents related to Israel's preparations for a retaliatory attack on the Islamic Republic of Iran. John Kirby, the National Security Council's Strategic Communications Coordinator, said on Monday that the U.S. still does not know how these Pentagon documents were leaked, and investigations by the U.S. Department of Defense are ongoing. He emphasized that the President is 'actively' following the progress of the current investigations. Kirby noted that there are no signs of further leaks of intelligence documents and added that U.S. officials are in contact with their Israeli counterparts. Earlier, reports indicated that U.S. officials were seriously concerned about the possibility of a major security breach regarding the leak of these 'U.S. intelligence' documents related to Israel's preparations for an attack on the Islamic Republic of Iran. Although the specifics of the leak of this highly classified information concerning the general plans for a potential Israeli attack on the Islamic Republic remain unclear, a Telegram channel linked to the Iranian government published the two documents on Friday, claiming to have received them from a U.S. security source. Reports suggest that the publication of these documents amid Israel's preparations to respond to the Islamic Republic's missile attack on October 1 may be an 'attempt to disrupt Israeli operations.' An American official told Axios that while this action is very concerning, it will not affect Israeli operations against the Iranian government. Additionally, a senior Israeli official told Axios that Israeli defense officials are aware of the situation and take it very seriously. On Monday, Israeli prosecutors also arrested seven citizens of the country on charges of espionage and conducting hundreds of missions for the Iranian government. According to the Times of Israel, the detainees are accused of photographing and gathering information about the Israeli military's bases and facilities, including the Nevatim and Ramat air bases, as well as the locations of the Iron Dome's artillery. Prosecutors, citing findings from the police and Shin Bet, say that the suspects performed various tasks for the Iranian intelligence agencies and were in contact with Iranian operatives. The suspects received hundreds of thousands of dollars for carrying out their assigned tasks, part of which was in cryptocurrency. According to this report, some of the suspects had been spying for the Iranian government for two years, and all of them had been spies for the Islamic Republic since the beginning of the terrorist attack on October 7, 2023. An analytical report by Agence France-Presse discussed Iran's 'dual strategy' towards Israel. Netanyahu called his assassination plot a 'big mistake'; we are determined to 'change the security reality' in the Middle East. The Israeli Energy Minister stated that what enemies have seen is less than ten percent of our capabilities, and the option to attack Iran's nuclear facilities is on the table. Austin: U.S. forces are ready to defend Israel and prevent aggression.