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Ex-CIA Analyst Gets 37-Month Sentence for Leaking Israeli Strike Plans on Iran

It marks a sentence well below the nine-year term prosecutors sought.

This image provided by the Guam Department of Corrections shows Asif William Rahman, who worked for the U.S. government, was arrested by the FBI in Cambodia, and now is charged with leaking classified information assessing Israel's earlier plans to attack Iran, Nov 14, 2024.
The crest of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) is seen at their headquarters in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 10, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo
A destroyed building in Hod HaSharon following the Iranian missile attack on Israel

Overview

  • Asif William Rahman pleaded guilty in January to two counts of willful retention and transmission of Top Secret national defense information and received 37 months in prison on June 11.
  • In October 2024 he accessed and leaked classified U.S. intelligence on Israel’s planned retaliatory strike against Iran, with the documents later posted on social media and delaying the operation.
  • Prosecutors had urged a nine-year prison term, but U.S. District Judge Patricia Tolliver Giles imposed 37 months after considering Rahman’s cooperation and plea.
  • Rahman was arrested by the FBI at the U.S. Embassy in Cambodia in November 2024 and has remained in custody since his indictment.
  • The case has highlighted insider threats within the intelligence community and the challenges of preventing unauthorized digital dissemination of classified material.