He acknowledged that he illegally downloaded, printed, and distributed classified information


Washington: A former CIA analyst who pleaded guilty in January over a leak of classified Israeli plans to strike Iran was sentenced to 37 months in prison on Wednesday, the US Department of Justice said.
In pleading guilty, Asif William Rahman, who had worked at the US intelligence agency since 2016, acknowledged that he illegally downloaded, printed, and distributed classified information on multiple occasions, including several in 2024.
Why It's Important
US ally Israel and its regional rival Iran were in the midst of high tensions at the time and exchanged some blows.
Israel, at the time, was preparing to strike some Iranian sites in retaliation for a ballistic missile attack that the Iranian government said was a response to Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh's assassination by Israel in Tehran.
Context
Rahman had a ‘Top Secret’ security clearance with access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) until his employment was terminated after his arrest in late 2024.
The documents, which entailed plans by Israel to strike Iran, later appeared online after a pro-Iranian Telegram account called ‘Middle East Spectator’ published them.
Rahman, 34, is from Vienna, Virginia, and was arrested in Cambodia, according to court records.
SOURCE: REUTERS

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