In what is considered one of the most dramatic leaks in recent years, two highly classified documents dealing with preparations for an Israeli attack on Iran were exposed on social media.
A U.S. official confirmed to CNN that the documents are indeed genuine and authentic, and the concern now is that more classified information has been leaked and may soon be made public.
The documents, intended for the "Five Eyes Forum", which is the intelligence partnership between the United States, Britain, Australia, Canada and New Zealand, deal with preparations for an Israeli airstrike on Iran.
According to the report, the documents were written on October 15 and 16, and were revealed on the evening between Thursday and Friday on the Middle East Spectator Telegram and Twitter channel, which is considered pro-Iranian, raising concern in the corridors of the Pentagon.
One of the leaked documents deals with the transfer and movement of heavy and advanced aerial munitions at Israeli air force bases, ostensibly as part of preparations for arming fighter jets that may participate in the attack. Another document describes exercises carried out by the IDF Air Force, including launching air-to-surface missiles.
An investigation was launched by the Pentagon in cooperation with the FBI following the leak, in an attempt to uncover its source. Various sources expressed severe shock at the leak, which is taking place at a tense time in the Middle East, against the background of US concerns about a possible escalation into a regional conflict between Israel and Iran, or a deterioration into a round of mutual attacks.