The , FBI , is investigating the drip of classified records that precise Jewish preparation to fight against , Iran, as authorities seek to clamp down on yet another embarrassing reporting of , U. S.  , knowledge secrets.
The commission is probing the publication and “working strongly with our colleagues in the , Department of Defense , and , Intelligence Community”, the , Federal Bureau of Investigation , said in a statement Tuesday, without providing additional information.
Late last year, the two leaked papers surfaced on the Telegram communication system. Based on , U. S.  , geographic and signals intelligence, they report that , Israel , conducted secret drone activity and determined munitions— including long-range air-launched nuclear missiles — away of designed retaliation against , Iran.
The data exposed merely a limited amount of information. But it was another loss for the , U. S.  , knowledge equipment a month and a half after a 21-year-old Air National Guardsman leaked key maps, updates and assessments of Russia’s war in , Ukraine.
It furthermore underscored the unpleasant reality that the , U. S.  , frequently spies on its own supporters. That risks fueling conflicts between , Washington , and , Jerusalem , at a time when the , U. S.  , is now trying to grip in , Israel , from targeting Iran’s nuclear and power features.
U. S.  , Defense Secretary , Lloyd Austin , has been in contact with his Jewish equivalent to explain the hole, Major General , Pat Ryder, the , Defense Department , official, told reporters on Tuesday. He declined to give details about the talk.
The , U. S.  , papers were revealing in various ways, including with a guide to Israel’s nuclear-weapons potential, something that the two countries have not fully acknowledged. According to the document, the , U. S.  , has” not observed indications that , Israel , intends to use a nuclear weapon” in its attack on , Iran. Under a section headlined” Nuclear and Missile”, it indicates with low confidence that Israel’s nuclear and missile forces are n’t on alert.
Prime Minister , Benjamin Netanyahu ‘s , government has repeatedly said it will retaliate against , Iran , for an , Oct. 1 , barrage of ballistic missiles that hit several military targets across , Israel.
Officials in the United States are unsure whether the documents were leaked intentionally or accidentally by an outsider hacker. However, U.S. intelligence officials stated on Tuesday that they do n’t have any proof that the documents were leaked by a foreign adversary in an effort to sway the outcome of the upcoming presidential election.
The , White House , is “deeply concerned, and the president remains deeply concerned, about any leakage of classified information into the public domain” , , U. S. National Security Council , spokesman , John Kirby , told reporters Monday.
Last year, the , U. S.  , was left red-faced following the biggest , U. S.  , intelligence leak in a decade.  , Jack Teixeira, a 21-year-old airman, leaked dozens of pages of documents on the Discord text and video chat app in an exposure that highlighted not only up-to-the-minute assessments of Russia’s war on , Ukraine , but also how the , U. S.  , collects intelligence around the world. Teixeira admitted to keeping and transmitting classified documents and is currently serving a ten-year prison sentence.
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