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US intelligence officials are sounding the alarm over Israel's eavesdropping on American diplomats negotiating with Iran, with the Pentagon now ranking the supposed ally a bigger counterintelligence threat than some of the US's outright enemies. According to the New York Times, senior Trump administration officials have described the Israeli intelligence collection on US officials as 'unhinged.'

The alleged eavesdropping has raised concerns about the country's reliability as an ally, with the Pentagon's decision to rank Israel as a bigger counterintelligence threat than some of the US's outright enemies sparking debate about the nature of the US-Israel relationship.

As the US and Israel share plenty of interests, there are situations where those interests diverge, according to JD Vance, a key figure in the Trump administration.. Vance acknowledged that the US and Israel may have different views on the emerging deal between the US and Iran, with the central demands the US is pressing Iran to accept being that it abandon its pursuit of a nuclear weapon and surrender its stockpile of enriched uranium.

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The regime, however, wants control of the Strait of Hormuz, the lifting of the US blockade on its ports, and an end to the fighting in Lebanon between Hezbollah and Israel. In recent days, Israel and Iran have traded missile fire, with Iran launching strikes on Israel on Sunday, calling Israeli attacks on Beirut a flagrant breach of the truce.

In response, Israel launched airstrikes early Monday on military and economic targets across Iran, with explosions reported in Tehran, Isfahan, and other cities.. Netanyahu said he had ordered the strikes after Iran attacked Israel in support of Hezbollah, but declared he would halt the assault while warning that any fresh Iranian attack would be met with force.

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According to the New York Times, senior Trump administration officials have described the Israeli intelligence collection on US officials as 'unhinged.' However, the Israeli embassy has denied the spy allegations,insisting the country does not spy on American officials or entities and poses no threat to the US.

The Pentagon's decision to rank Israel as a bigger counterintelligence threat than some of the US's outright enemies has raised concerns about the country's reliability as an ally , with the US and Israel's relationship being put to the test.

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As the US and Israel share plenty of interests, there are situations where those interests diverge, according to JD Vance, a key figure in the Trump administration. vance acknowledged that the US and Israel may have different views on the emerging deal between the US and Iran, with the central demands the US is pressing Iran to accept being that it abandon its pursuit of a nuclear weapon and surrender its stockpile of enriched uranium.

The alleged eavesdropping has raised concerns about the country's reliability as an ally, with the Pentagon's decision to rank Israel as a bigger counterintelligence threat than some of the US's outright enemies sparking debate about the nature of the US-Israel relationship.

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As the US and Israel share plenty of interests, there are situations where those interests diverge, according to JD Vance, a key figure in the Trump administration... Vance acknowledged that the US and Israel may have different views on the emerging deal between the US and Iran, with the central demands the US is pressing Iran to accept being that it abandon its pursuit of a nuclear weapon and surrender its stockpile of enriched uranium.

The alleged eavesdropping has raised concerns about the country's reliability as an ally, with the Pentagon's decision to rank Israel as a bigger counterintelligence threat than some of the US's outright enemies sparking debate about the nature of the US-Israel relationship.