'Sources say' alert! Media spotted doing HEAVY lifting for Biden WH (and Iran)

Earlier today at the White House, John Kirby tied himself in knots trying to avoid saying it's pretty clear Iran was at least partially supportive of the Hamas attacks in Israel over the weekend. The "no evidence" response sure sounded familiar.

The scheduled release of $6 billion that got the Biden White House's final approval last month (on the anniversary of 9/11 no less) is a bad look for this administration, and they appear to know it.

Right on cue come some "intelligence sources say" stories that the media of course are running with unquestioned. Here are three examples:

The U.S. has intelligence indicating senior Iranian officials were surprised by the Hamas-led terror attack on Israel, according to multiple American officials familiar with the matter. https://t.co/ySXlgltsyO
— CBS News (@CBSNews) October 11, 2023

Initial US intel suggests Iran was surprised about Hamas' attack on Israel, casting doubt on the idea of Tehran's direct involvement, sources tell CNN https://t.co/DBaYY0goby
— CNN (@CNN) October 11, 2023

American spy agencies have obtained intelligence that shows Iranian leaders were surprised by Hamas' attack on Israel, sources say. https://t.co/8C7PdAlMIt
— NBC News (@NBCNews) October 11, 2023

From NBC News:

American spy agencies have obtained "exquisite" intelligence that shows Iranian leaders were surprised by Hamas' attack on Israel last Saturday, according to a source with direct knowledge of the matter. A second source described the intelligence as “good evidence.”
The intelligence has prompted U.S. officials to question whether officials in Tehran had a direct role in approving or planning the deadly assault. The sources said that the Biden administration has not reached a definitive conclusions about whether Iran had any direct role in the attack in part due to that intelligence reporting, the sources told NBC News.