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CIA Official Charged With Leaking Israeli Military Plans - Foreign Policy

The documents, attributed to the U.S. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and National Security Agency, contained interpretations of satellite imagery. They reportedly showed the types of aircraft or weapons that Israel considered using and the movement of Israeli munitions and tracked Israeli exercises in preparation for an attack. Intelligence experts said the documents began circulating on Telegram last month, just days before Israel targeted military and missile production sites in Iran.

Officials arrested Rahman on the same day that U.S. prosecutors sentenced Airman 1st Class Jack Teixeira to a 15-year prison term for sharing classified materials on Discord. Teixeira, 22, was arrested in April 2023 for posting details on Russian and Ukrainian troop movements as well as on equipment supply efforts to Kyiv, including on how the materials would be transported and used.

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