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Authorities have arrested and charged a man suspected of leaking classified documents that described Israel’s preparations for a possible attack against Iran, according to a New York Times report.
The Times report names U.S. government employee Asif William Rahman as the suspect. A court filing states that Rahman was indicted last week in federal court in Virginia with two counts of willful retention and transmission of national defense information. FBI agents arrested Rahman on Tuesday in Cambodia and brought him to federal court in Guam to face charges.
The classified documents, attributed to the U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Agency and National Security Agency, note that Israel was still moving military assets in place to conduct a military strike in response to Iran’s blistering ballistic missile attack on Oct. 1. They were shareable within the “Five Eyes,” which are the U.S., Great Britain, Canada, New Zealand and Australia.
WASHINGTON DC, UNITED STATES – AUGUST 20 : Pentagon logo is seen ahead of a press conference at the Pentagon in Washington D.C., United States on August 20, 2024. (Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Getty Images)
The documents, which are marked top secret, were posted to the Telegram messaging app in October.
This is a developing story. Check back here for updates. Digital’s Danielle Wallace contributed to this report.
