Burner phones, spy fears: Pentagon flags Israel's counterintelligence as 'critical' threat

Jun 6, 2026 - 14:54
Burner phones, spy fears: Pentagon flags Israel's counterintelligence as 'critical' threat
The Pentagon has raised its counterintelligence threat assessment for Israel to the highest level – "critical" – amid escalating tensions between Washington and Israel over the way forward in the war with Iran, according to two current US officials and one former official who spoke to NBC News.