Pentagon Raises Israel Espionage Threat Level to Critical Over US Surveillance

What was said

"The Pentagon's Defense Intelligence Agency in recent weeks issued the new counterintelligence threat assessment amid rising tensions between Israel and U.S. over the way forward in the war with Iran. The designation stems from concerns that within the Pentagon that Israel is making particular effort to surveil top US officials to get information on the Trump administration's internal deliberations and decision-making on the conflicts in the Middle East."

According to NBC News reporting, the Pentagon's Defense Intelligence Agency raised its counterintelligence threat assessment of Israel to 'critical' level, the highest designation. The assessment includes a 7-page document citing specific incidents heightening US concerns about Israeli human and technical espionage targeting American government officials. An Israeli embassy spokesperson denied the allegations completely, calling them either misinformed or politically motivated.