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US military intelligence has warned of possible Israeli efforts to gather information on US officials involved in Iran policy.
An internal US military intelligence report has raised concerns about possible Israeli espionage activities in the United States, at a time when Washington and Tel Aviv are showing different approaches to crisis management with Iran.
According to NBC News, the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) has assessed the risk from Israeli intelligence operations as high. The seven-page report claims that Israeli services may be seeking information through human and technological means, with a focus on American officials dealing with the Iranian issue.
According to reports, Israel aims to understand the US administration's positions and plans, at a time when there are differences between the two allies on how to deal with Iran.
The US administration favors a negotiated solution while maintaining pressure on Tehran. On the other hand, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is seen as supporting a harder line and fears that a possible agreement between the US and Iran could translate into a political victory for the Islamic Republic.
According to NBC News and the New York Times, Israeli intelligence interest may have focused on key figures in the US administration, including special envoy Steve Witkoff and senior Pentagon officials.
The reports have also been accompanied by denials, but their publication is considered by analysts as a signal of the tensions that continue to exist behind the scenes between the two strategic partners.
The case brings to light a long history of suspicions of espionage operations between allied countries. One of the most famous cases remains that of Jonathan Pollard, an American intelligence analyst who was convicted in the 1980s of handing over state secrets to Israel.
In 2015, during the Obama administration, Israel was accused of seeking information on negotiations over the Iranian nuclear program. Four years later, American media reported the discovery of advanced eavesdropping equipment near government institutions in Washington, which was suspected of being linked to Israeli operations.
Security experts point out that in the world of intelligence, political alliances do not exclude information-gathering activities. For this reason, relations between the secret services of partner countries are often characterized by cooperation, but also by mutual distrust. /Pamphlet
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