House Speaker John Boehner said he is “baffled” by reports that the Israeli government spied on the nuclear talks between Iran and the United States, and then leaked the information to congressional lawmakers.
The Ohio Republican told reporters Tuesday he was “not aware of that at all,” and was “shocked” by the news reports that the information obtained by Israel was leaked to members of Congress.
The Wall Street Journal reported that Israelis were spying on the talks and then providing the information to Congress in an effort to get lawmakers to help scuttle the deal.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke to a joint session of Congress earlier this month, condemning the emerging agreement as far too weak to prevent Iran from producing a nuclear weapon.
“I’m not sure what the information was,” Boehner told reporters. “But I’m baffled by it.”
