CIA officer arrested.
The tension in West Asia that started last year has not ended yet. Recently, on October 1, Iran launched a large-scale missile attack on Israel. After this attack, it was believed that Israel could also attack Iran on a large scale. However, Israel’s efforts suffered a setback when its planning to attack Iran was leaked. From the beginning it was believed that the planning was leaked from America. At the same time, now a CIA officer Asif William Rehman has also been arrested on this charge.
CIA officer Asif William Rahman was arrested by the FBI in Cambodia on Tuesday, The New York Times reports. Asif has been charged with two counts of knowingly retaining and disseminating national defense information. Documents in this case have also been filed in the federal court of Guam.
According to local news, according to court records, CIA officer Rahman allegedly illegally leaked plans for an Israeli attack on Iran from locations outside the US, including Cambodia, on October 17. According to American media, accused Rahman had top secret security clearance to access sensitive information.
The documents that were leaked by the CIA officer were prepared by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Analyzes photographs and information gathered by American spy satellites. It works in support of intelligence and military operations. Asif William Rahman was indicted in the Eastern District of Virginia and was taken to Guam’s federal court for removal proceedings on Thursday.
