Almog Cohen: Journalist to Expose Source Behind Israel's Iran Military Plans Leak

Almog Boker, the rightwing MK from Otzma Yehudit, claimed today (Monday) on the talk show Ricklin Veshut that the identity of those who leaked the Israeli attack plans against Iran and clash with President Trump over timing will be revealed tomorrow to the Jewish people.

Cohen said on the show that an unnamed "journalist" will reveal the people responsible for leaking the story, which eventually reached journalist Ronen Bregman and the New York Times, "deliberately or accidentally."

Cohen refused to reveal any more details about the matter, saying he does not "burn" his sources, and he also said that those responsible would not do any jail time.

He also clarified that the leakers in question were not in the political cabinet but were rather security officials who reportedly should have known better.

The story in question revealed that Israel was primed and ready to strike Iran, with a needed assist from the United States, but that President Trump told Israel to hold off to give a new nuclear deal with Iran a chance.

Israel agreed but has repeatedly expressed its displeasure with the new negotiations, given the consistent Iranian red lines of no dismantlement of the existing nuclear program or centrifuges.

A number of rightwing journalists attacked the report and the leak for revealing the plans, especially the plan to conduct a commando raid on key Iranian nuclear sites in conjunction with an air strike, as such a leak endangers Israeli soldiers and operatives.