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The two documents reportedly appear to be attributed to the US National Geospatial Intelligence Agency and National Security Agency (NSA), and were published on an Iranian-aligned Telegram account on Friday.<\/p>\n
Johnson, the highest-ranking member of Congress, told CNN on Sunday that “the leak is very concerning”.<\/p>\n
“There’s some serious allegations being made, there’s an investigation under way, and I’ll get a briefing on that in a couple of hours,” the Louisiana Republican lawmaker said.<\/p>\n
The Pentagon confirmed in a statement that it was aware of reports about the documents, but did not comment further.<\/p>\n
The US agencies involved, as well as the Israeli government, have not publicly commented on the leak.<\/p>\n
CNN and Axios first reported the leak, which confirms once again that the US spies on its close ally Israel.<\/p>\n
One document makes a reference to Israel\u2019s nuclear capabilities – which neither the US nor Israel ever officially acknowledge – apparently ruling out the use of such an option in any planned strike. <\/p>\n
One former American intelligence official told the BBC the unauthorised release was probably an attempt to expose the scale of the planned retaliation, possibly to disrupt it.<\/p>\n
The US is investigating whether the information was intentionally leaked by a US agent, or whether it was stolen, possibly through hacking, officials told the Associated Press (AP). <\/p>\n
The two documents appear to be based on satellite information obtained from 15-16 October.<\/p>\n
The first is titled: “Israel: Air Force Continues Preparations for Strike on Iran and Conducts a Second Large-Force Employment Exercise,” according to Reuters news agency. It describes ballistic and air-to-surface missile handling.<\/p>\n
The second is titled: “Israel: Defense Forces Continue Key Munitions Preparations and Covert UAV Activity Almost Certainly for a Strike on Iran”. It discusses Israeli drone movements. <\/p>\n
On Friday, US President Joe Biden said he had a “good understanding” of what Israel was planning. <\/p>\n
“Do you have a good understanding of what Israel is going to do right now in response to Iran… and when they will actually respond?” a reporter asked him. <\/p>\n
“Yes, and yes,” Biden replied. <\/p>\n
“Can you tell us?” asked the reporter.<\/p>\n
“No, and no.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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