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June 6, 2026
Pentagon Raises Counterintelligence Threat Level Over Israeli Spying Concerns
- The Pentagon has classified Israel's espionage threat as 'critical' amid rising tensions over Iran.
- Concerns stem from Israel's alleged surveillance of U.S. officials regarding Middle East policy decisions.
- Despite the alert, high-level intelligence-sharing between the U.S. and Israel is reportedly unaffected.
2 Sources
- Pentagon raised threat of Israeli spying on U.S. to highest level, sources sayJun 6, 2026 at 2:13 AM · NBC
- Trump’s Defense Department Sees Growing Espionage Threat From IsraelJun 6, 2026 at 4:41 PM · NYT