A man was arrested on Tuesday for leaking documents showing Israel’s plan to retaliate against Iran.
According to The New York Times, “The official, Asif W. Rahman, was indicted last week in federal court in Virginia with two counts of willful retention and transmission of national defense information. He was arrested by the F.B.I. on Tuesday in Cambodia and brought to federal court in Guam to face charges.”
The documents came from the showed Israel rehearsing maneuvers to strike Iran and preparing for another Iranian retaliation. The leak does not compromise any military personnel’s safety. It only appears to embarrass the United States for spying on Israel and prevents the U.S. from saying that it doesn’t know what Israel has planned. President Biden has previously called on Israel to avoid hitting Iran’s nuclear sites and its energy facilities.
The United States has whistleblower protections but Rahman is being charged with violations of the Espionage Act.
