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Pentagon Raises Israeli Espionage Threat Level To Critical

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The Pentagon's Defense Intelligence Agency has raised Israel's counterintelligence threat level from "high" to "critical," saying Israeli services have intensified efforts to spy on U.S. positions in Iran peace talks by June 6, 2026.[1]

The assessment was led by the DIA with contributions from the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency.[1] Reports say Israeli operatives have stepped up attempts to eavesdrop on senior U.S. officials, including Steve Witkoff, Elbridge A. Colby and Michael P. DiMino IV.[1] The concerns come even as U.S. and Israeli forces continue to combat Iran and share large volumes of tactical and operational data at U.S. Central Command.[1]

U.S. agencies said the uptick targeted U.S. positions in peace talks with Iran.[1] Washington long treated Israel as a strategic partner, but cooperation on military and intelligence matters has included competitive and clandestine elements.

  1. New York Times
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  • In reports circulating by June 6, 2026, U.S. agencies say Israel has intensified efforts to spy on U.S. positions in peace talks with Iran.
  • A Defense Intelligence Agency–led assessment, with contributions from the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency, recently upgraded Israel’s counterintelligence threat level from high to critical.
  • The reports cite concerns that Israeli services have stepped up efforts to eavesdrop on senior U.S. officials, including Steve Witkoff, Elbridge A. Colby and Michael P. DiMino IV.
  • The espionage concerns arise even as U.S. and Israeli militaries fight Iran together and share large volumes of tactical and operational data at U.S. Central Command.

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