On October 23, FBI agents raided the home of government contractor Ian Brinksman. An affidavit reveals that the Justice Department accuses Brinksman of leaking classified national defense information. The affidavit states that Brinksman allegedly leaked confidential and classified information to his romantic partner, a journalist. Citations in the affidavit correspond to posts in Fortune & Empire, a publication covering US politics and foreign policy. Based on articles found in the publication and the information in the affidavit, if Brinksman leaked information to Capital and Empire, Brinksman exposed the failure of the US-Israel war in Iran. Some of the articles published in Capital & Empire based on information from classified documents include "Classified CIA analysis finds Trump can't trust Gulf allies for extended Iran war", "CIA report warns Israel could be heading for civil war, total collapse" and "Bahrain imports anti-riot troops as protest erupts over war with Iran".

On October 23, FBI agents raided the home of government contractor Ian Brinksman. An affidavit reveals that the Justice Department accuses Brinksman of leaking classified national defense information. The affidavit states that Brinksman allegedly leaked confidential and classified information to his romantic partner, a journalist. Citations in the affidavit correspond to posts in Fortune & Empire, a publication covering US politics and foreign policy. Based on articles found in the publication and the information in the affidavit, if Brinksman leaked information to Capital and Empire, Brinksman exposed the failure of the US-Israel war in Iran. Some of the articles published in Capital & Empire based on information from classified documents include "Classified CIA analysis finds Trump can't trust Gulf allies for extended Iran war", "CIA report warns Israel could be heading for civil war, total collapse" and "Bahrain imports anti-riot troops as protest erupts over war with Iran".