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Leak reveals how Russia-Iran alignment could shift Israel’s support for Ukraine

A top-secret US intelligence document confirms Al-Monitor's prior reporting and suggests Israeli officials have been pressing the Biden administration for more support for operations against Iran.

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This photo illustration created on April 13, 2023, shows the suspect, national guardsman Jack Teixeira, reflected in an image of the Pentagon in Washington, DC. FBI agents on Thursday arrested a young national guardsman suspected of being behind a major leak of sensitive US government secrets, including about the Ukraine war. — STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images

A highly classified Pentagon intelligence document reviewed by Al-Monitor suggests the Biden administration can leverage its support for Israel's clandestine operations against Iran in order to convince Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government to provide arms to Ukraine.

The assessment, labelled "top-secret," lays out scenarios through which emerging military cooperation between Russia and Iran could lead to escalation in Syria and may convince Israeli leaders to support Kyiv in its fight against Russia's invasion.

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