The American official added that the employee was suspected of leaking documents The Israeli military plan to strike Iran She is Iranian-American and named Arian Tabatabai.
Pending the announcement of the results of the official investigation, the official explained that committees had been informed Intelligence andarmed forces In Congress on this matter, especially since the suspect possesses a “high-ranking secret clearance.” Which gives her the right to access highly confidential information.
In the information obtained by Sky News Arabia, it is that the suspect, Which has not yet been convictedAriane Tabatabai, Director of the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin For special operations and international conflicts.
He was a member of US Congressespecially Republicans, linked the name of the suspect in the investigations that targeted the American envoy to Iran Robert Malley, who was referred for investigation after he was suspected of having acted with confidential information without prior permission and that he had secretly established contacts with Iranian figures.
Washington had opened an investigation into the unauthorized leak of secret documents containing an assessment of… Israel’s plans To attack Iran, according to three American officials who spoke to the Associated Press.
A fourth official indicated that the documents appear to be official and authentic.
The documents are attributed to the US National Agency For intelligence Geospatial andNational Security Agencyand indicate that Israel Continuing to transfer military assets in order to launch a military attack in response Iranian ballistic missile attack The condenser that occurred on the first of this October.
The documents were available for sharing within the framework of the “Five Eyes” intelligence alliance, which includes the United States, Britain, Canada, New Zealand and Australia.