US, Iran Hold Nuclear and Ceasefire Talks; Israel Monitors Negotiations, Pentagon Raises Counterintelligence Threat
The Pentagon has elevated its assessment of Israeli espionage activity to critical. U.S. officials say recent efforts to monitor negotiations with Iran crossed a previously accepted line.
Japan TimesThe Defense Department has raised its counterintelligence threat assessment regarding Israel to the highest level. S. concerns that Israel eavesdropped on American negotiations with Iran.
The Pentagon described the new rating as critical. Officials said the shift in assessment follows focus on those negotiations during the current talks. S. officials are negotiating a peace deal with Iran.
U.S. negotiators working on the deal. S.
Officials including Steve Witkoff, President Donald Trump’s top negotiator in the Iran talks; Elbridge A. Colby, the Pentagon’s top policy official; and one of his main deputies, Michael P. DiMino IV.
U.S. officials described the recent Israeli actions as crossing a line that had previously been accepted. S. Officials. Israel and the United States have long known that each spied on the other. The New York Times reported that both countries have historically tolerated mutual espionage until now.
