Boehner ‘Shocked’ by Report Israel Spied on US/Iran Nuke Talks

Caleb Smith / Office of the Speaker(WASHINGTON) — House Speaker John Boehner says he is shocked and baffled by a report that Israel spied on nuclear negotiations between the U.S. and Iran, and leaked information to Congress in an effort to derail a prospective deal.

“I read that story this morning and frankly I was a bit shocked because there’s no information revealed to me whatsoever,” Boehner, R-Ohio, said Tuesday, in response to a report in the Wall Street Journal.

Boehner said he was “not aware at all” of this happening with any of his members.

“I was shocked by the fact that there were reports in this press article that information was being passed on from the Israelis to members of Congress. I’m not aware of that at all,” he said.

Asked whether it would have been inappropriate if the report is true, Boehner replied: “I’m not sure what the information was, so — I’m baffled by it.”

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