Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) officials on Tuesday charged a Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) official with leaking classified documents revealing Israel's plans to attack Iran, The New York Times reported.
Asif W. Rahman was arrested in Cambodia on Tuesday. National Geospatial Intelligence Agency The New York Times, a combat support agency within the U.S. Department of Defense, reported in a post on its Telegram channel in October. reported Wednesday. Documents were expensive classified It also included an analysis of satellite images suggesting a possible Israeli attack on Iran. (Related article: After multiple assassination attempts, Iran is reportedly considering a new approach against President Trump: diplomacy)
Rahman worked for the CIA overseas and was said to have had top-secret security clearance, as is common for CIA employees who handle classified documents, the NYT reported. He is currently being taken to Guam and is scheduled to appear in federal court on Thursday.
🚨 Iranian information leaker arrested!
CIA official Asif Rahman was arrested by the FBI this week in Cambodia, where he was working for the U.S. government overseas, and charged with leaking classified information about Israel's plan to attack Iran.
— Marina Medvin 🇺🇸 (@MarinaMedvin) November 13, 2024
According to the NYT, Rahman has been charged with two counts of knowingly retaining and transmitting national defense information under the Espionage Act. However, that remains unclear Was the former CIA official the original source of the leak, or did he act alone?
The arrest follows the sentencing on Tuesday of American aviator Jack Teixeira, who leaked hundreds of Department of Defense restricted documents on Discord, to 15 years in prison. The move also follows an internal review of the Pentagon's security practices released in July 2023 that found no systemic counterintelligence weaknesses.
The Justice Department and the CIA did not respond to requests for comment.
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