The Pentagon has classified Israel, America's most significant Middle Eastern ally, as its highest counterintelligence threat, raising the alarm level to 'critical' amid a deepening rift over the Iran war.
The Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) issued a seven-page internal assessment in recent weeks concluding that Israeli espionage had become more aggressive than usual, according to NBC News' exclusive reporting, citing two current and one former US official. The assessment identifies a series of specific incidents that heightened concern within the Pentagon, though the officials did not disclose whether a single triggering event prompted the reclassification.
