The United States worries about being spied on without restraint by Israel

Pentagon counterintelligence services have increased their vigilance against Israel, reported NBC June 6. The threat of Israeli espionage was brought to the attention “highest level†possible, according to the channel’s sources.

Information confirmed The New York Times, reporting convergent conclusions from the United States intelligence services.

“Israel and the United States have long known that each of the two allies is spying on the other, and they have tolerated it, recalls the newspaper. However, stepped-up Israeli efforts to obtain information about Washington’s positions in talks with Iran have crossed a line, according to some U.S. officials.†These include attempts to eavesdrop on some of Tehran’s main interlocutors, such as Trump envoy Steve Witkoff.

“Déliranâ€

According to the New York Times, “Israeli’s threat level from a counterintelligence perspective is now higher than that of any other ally and even higher than that of some adversaries.†. A senior United States official, quoted by the daily, describes “delirious†the boldness of Israeli espionage.

This information, categorically refuted by the White House and the Israeli embassy in Washington, comes out in a context of political tension over the outcome of the conflict between the President of the United States, Donald Trump, eager to find a way out, and the Israeli Prime Minister, Benyamin Netanyahu. They could, depending on the New York Times, complicate the deepening of military cooperation between the two allies, closer than ever.