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The scandal may have far-reaching consequences for Washington, experts have told CNBC The leaking of highly sensitive Pentagon documents has undermined the “trust” between the US and its allies, former intelligence officials claimed to CNBC on Friday.

The Pentagon has accused Iran of orchestrating a drone attack on an oil tanker that took place in the Indian Ocean on Saturday. The strike on the ship resulted in no casualties and no serious damage. In a statement to Reuters on Sunday, a spokesman for the US Defense Department claimed that Chem Pluto, a…