{"id":277966,"date":"2024-10-21T12:00:55","date_gmt":"2024-10-21T11:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/?p=277966"},"modified":"2024-10-21T06:25:44","modified_gmt":"2024-10-21T05:25:44","slug":"leaked-us-intelligence-documents-outline-israeli-preparations-to-strike-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2024\/10\/leaked-us-intelligence-documents-outline-israeli-preparations-to-strike-iran\/","title":{"rendered":"Leaked US Intelligence Documents Outline Israeli Preparations to Strike Iran"},"content":{"rendered":"

Reportedly, the Leak Comes Courtesy of a US Intelligence Source<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

19 Oct 2024 <\/em>– Leaked top secret documents from the Pentagon and the National Security Agency (NSA) outline Israeli preparations for a major attack against Iran, CNN reported today<\/a>. The documents were published yesterday on a Telegram<\/em> channel, said to be affiliated with Iran, named \u201cMiddle East Spectator\u201d that claims it received the information from a source within a US intelligence agency.<\/p>\n

Besides the US, these documents, dated October 15 and 16, were only meant to be viewed by officials in Canada, the UK, Australia, and New Zealand, Washington\u2019s \u201cFive Eyes\u201d allies. CNN cites \u201cthree people familiar with the matter,\u201d including one that confirmed the documents\u2019 authenticity. The documents can be viewed here<\/a> and here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The documents, including a visual intelligence report from the Pentagon\u2019s National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, details ongoing activities being carried out in anticipation of the attack in Iran at Israeli Air Force (IAF) bases.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/x.com\/DecampDave\/status\/1847797454382780751<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/x.com\/Antiwarcom\/status\/1847789775375519800<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The US has observed, \u201cIAF exercises using air-launched ballistic missiles (ALBMs), air-to-surface ballistic missiles, fighter jets, UAVs, and refueling tankers previously used during Israeli strikes on Houthi sites in Yemen\u2026 The IAF has handled at least 16 Golden Horizon ALBMs and 40 IS02 (Rocks) ALBMs since October 8,\u201d reports <\/a>Times of Israel<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

According to CNN, one of the documents reveals that Israel maintains a nuclear weapons arsenal which, for decades, has been an open secret<\/a>. This is highly controversial, as amendments<\/a> made to US foreign assistance laws by US Senators Stuart Symington and John Glenn in 1976 make Washington\u2019s huge military aid to Israel illegal because Tel Aviv is not a signatory of the Non-Proliferation Treaty<\/a>. But successive US presidents since Richard Nixon, including Joe Biden most recently<\/a>, have agreed with their Israeli counterparts to never acknowledge Israel\u2019s approximately 90<\/a>\u2013300<\/a> nukes.<\/p>\n

US officials are telling the media that the leak is \u201cextremely serious<\/a>.\u201d At the same time, officials emphasize that it will probably not affect Israel\u2019s plans<\/a>. Without commenting further, the Pentagon as well as the Office of the Director of National Intelligence have not disputed the documents\u2019 authenticity. The US has apologized to Tel Aviv for the leak, an Israeli source told <\/a>Haaretz<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Washington is expected to be involved with the Iran assault either by providing intelligence support to Israel, or less likely by pursuing direct military action<\/a>. Earlier this week, the US bombed Houthi targets in Yemen using B-2 long-range stealth bombers, which haven\u2019t seen combat since 2017, in a message to the Islamic Republic<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Israel\u2019s attack is being framed as retaliation against Tehran for Iran\u2019s October 1 barrage of roughly 200 ballistic missiles which targeted Israeli military sites. That missile attack came in response to a litany of Israeli provocations<\/a>, amidst its genocidal war<\/a> against the Palestinians, including the assassination of Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh while he was visiting the Iranian capital this summer.<\/p>\n

Earlier on Saturday, reports surfaced of a drone attack on a home belonging to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. According to Israel\u2019s Channel 12, an official said this will imply \u201cgreater legitimacy for a wider range of targets\u201d concerning the upcoming Iran strike. Netanyahu has fingered Hezbollah for the drone attack, although the group has not claimed responsibility.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Connor Freeman is the assistant editor and a writer at the<\/em> Libertarian Institute<\/a>, primarily covering foreign policy. He is a co-host on the <\/em>Conflicts of Interest podcast. His writing has been featured in media outlets such as <\/em>Antiwar.com, Counterpunch, and the<\/em> Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity.
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