Revelations that the US has raised its counterintelligence threat assessment over Israeli spying to its highest level could fuel growing tensions between the two allies, amid their joint war in Iran.
Recent US intelligence reports have raised concerns that Israeli spy agencies have stepped up efforts to eavesdrop on senior American officials negotiating a peace deal with Iran, and have been caught trying to plant listening devices in government offices and cars, according to US media.
While some level of spying is known and tolerated by both sides, Israel has gone too far this time, some American officials have told The New York Times.
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The aggressiveness of Israel’s spying has been “unhinged”, one senior official told the newspaper.
