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Pentagon moves to further restrict access to intelligence on Iran

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Open-source satellite images that were not classified by the Pentagon are no longer accessible. View of the Iranian base at Konarak, destroyed by airstrikes, on 1 March, 2026.
Open-source satellite images that were not classified by the Pentagon are no longer accessible. View of the Iranian base at Konarak, destroyed by airstrikes, on 1 March, 2026. © Vantor/Handout via Reuters
Open-source satellite images that were not classified by the Pentagon are no longer accessible. View of the Iranian base at Konarak, destroyed by airstrikes, on 1 March, 2026.
Open-source satellite images that were not classified by the Pentagon are no longer accessible. View of the Iranian base at Konarak, destroyed by airstrikes, on 1 March, 2026. © Vantor/Handout via Reuters

The Pentagon is increasingly classifying information relating to Iran and certain other countries of particular concern to the US administration at a much higher level, sharply limiting its circulation within the executive branch and Congress.

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