Rubio criticizes Biden’s Iran envoy handling: ‘Not good’

Sen. Marco Rubio Slams Biden Administration’s Handling of Investigation into Top Iran Envoy

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) strongly criticized the Biden administration for its handling of an investigation involving one of the United States’s top Iran envoys. Rob Malley, a key U.S. diplomat who played a role in the creation of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, was recently placed on unpaid leave. Diplomatic security officials are currently deliberating whether to allow him access to classified material, and in the meantime, his security clearance has been revoked. Republicans have been demanding answers from the Biden administration regarding the investigation, but they claim that the administration has been uncooperative. Adding to the suspicion, the FBI has initiated its own investigation.

Republican Frustrations

Sen. Rubio, who serves as the ranking member on the Senate Intelligence Committee, has been at the forefront of Republican frustrations.

“You would think the administration would proactively inform Congress that the person in charge of this doesn’t have the clearances to do their job, and that never happened,” he said. “It’s not good.”

Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX), chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, shares Rubio’s frustrations. Despite demanding a response, the State Department has provided limited information and cited privacy rules. McCaul deemed this response “absolutely unacceptable.”

“Congress deserves to know exactly why the U.S. special envoy to Iran had his security clearance suspended, was then suspended from his position, and now, according to news reports, is being investigated by the FBI,” McCaul said. “This is a person whose mission is to negotiate with the Islamic Republic of Iran — nothing could be more serious than this.”

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