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Howard Nutlick sitting court side at tonight’s NBA Final’s game 3 at MSG

A surprising report claims the Pentagon has raised its counterintelligence threat assessment for Israel from “high” to “critical” — the highest level possible. The move reportedly comes amid growing tensions over the Iran conflict and concerns that Israeli intelligence may be trying to gather information on U.S. officials involved in sensitive negotiations.

What makes this story so unusual is that Israel is one of America’s closest allies and intelligence partners. Reports suggest U.S. officials have become increasingly concerned about surveillance efforts targeting American decision-makers during ongoing Middle East discussions, although Israel has strongly denied spying allegations.

If true, it raises a bigger question:

Do countries ever really stop spying on their allies, or is intelligence gathering just part of geopolitics regardless of friendships?

I saw this on Twitter earlier today and had a good laugh.

https://x.com/i/status/2061806898618233196

Looks like the web page has since been taken down.

What the hell is going on over there at stellantis?

Shoutout @andr3wtl 🔥