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CIA Officer on Trial for Leaking U.S. Documents Detailing Israel’s Plans to Attack Iran

HeadlineNov 14, 2024

A Central Intelligence Agency official is due to appear in federal court in Guam today, charged with disclosing classified documents that revealed Israeli military planning to attack Iran. The documents reference recent Israeli drills involving air-launched ballistic missiles, as well as covert drone activity. The official, Asif Rahman, was arrested in Cambodia last week and indicted on two counts of willful retention and transmission of national defense information under the Espionage Act.

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