Jared Kushner Named in Iran Spy Intercept Tied to Gabbard Complaint--Reports Published

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Jared Kushner Named in Iran Spy Intercept Tied to Gabbard Complaint—Reports
Published

Feb 12, 2026 at 05:33 PM

By Dan Gooding and Gabe Whisnant
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https://www.newsweek.com/kushner-iran-intercept-gabbard-whistleblower-complaint-reports-11515873

A highly classified whistleblower complaint against Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard stems from an intercepted conversation between two foreign nationals that referenced President Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner and, in part, Iran, according to The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times.

The intercept, collected by a foreign intelligence service and shared with the United States, became a flashpoint inside the intelligence community after questions arose over how widely the report was distributed. The whistleblower alleged that Gabbard limited access to the intelligence and delayed broader dissemination within spy agencies and to Congress.

Newsweek reached out to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) for comment via email on Thursday.

Why It Matters

News of the complaint and its apparent stagnant status due to national security concerns raised further concerns that Gabbard had been blocking a thorough investigation into whatever claims were in the document. If Kushner was the person at the center of the complaint, this could lead to even greater scrutiny after the ODNI's Inspector General and lawmakers said the report had been dismissed.

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