{"id":1967243,"date":"2023-07-07T23:13:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-08T03:13:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-iran-envoy-under-fbi-investigation-for-mishandling-classified-documents-report\/"},"modified":"2023-07-07T23:13:51","modified_gmt":"2023-07-08T03:13:51","slug":"biden-iran-envoy-under-fbi-investigation-for-mishandling-classified-documents-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-iran-envoy-under-fbi-investigation-for-mishandling-classified-documents-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden&#8217;s Iran envoy faces FBI probe over classified document mishandling: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-iran-envoy-under-fbi-investigation-for-mishandling-classified-documents-report%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1967243&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The FBI Investigating President Biden&#8217;s Special Envoy for Iran<\/h2>\n<p>The FBI is reportedly investigating President Joe Biden&#8217;s special envoy for Iran over allegations of mishandling classified information, according to a report from Semafor on Friday evening.<\/p>\n<p>Rob Malley, a long-standing Middle East diplomat and analyst, was placed on unpaid leave with a suspension of his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/whistleblower-says-fbi-is-using-security-clearances-to-muzzle-critics\/\" title=\"Whistleblower Says FBI Is Using Security Clearances to Muzzle Critics\">security clearance pending<\/a> an evaluation at the end of June. State Department diplomatic security officials are leading the probe into Malley&#8217;s handling of classified documents.<\/p>\n<h3>Changes in Leadership<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;Rob Malley is on leave and Abram Paley is serving as acting Special Envoy for Iran and leading the Department\u2019s work in this area,&#8221; State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said in a statement to reporters on June 29.<\/p>\n<p>While further details of Malley&#8217;s suspension remain unclear, a top U.S. official, without direct knowledge of the matter, told Semafor that a representative with Malley&#8217;s status would not have their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jan-6-committee-staff-director-previously-accused-of-retaliating-against-cia-whistleblower\/\" title=\"Jan. 6 committee staff director previously accused of retaliating against CIA whistleblower\">security clearance suspended<\/a> by a government agency unless a law enforcement agency is conducting an open investigation.<\/p>\n<h3>Background and Current Situation<\/h3>\n<p>Malley was a senior official in the Obama administration, playing a key role in negotiating the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, which limited Iran&#8217;s nuclear powers in exchange for sanctions relief. Former President Donald Trump terminated the United States&#8217;s participation in the Iran deal in 2018, calling it a &#8220;horrible, one-sided deal.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Biden campaigned on the pledge to revive the 2015 agreement during his bid for office in 2020, but the U.S. has yet to reenter. Recently, a group of senators wrote to Biden, urging him to &#8220;take meaningful steps to curb Iran&#8217;s destabilizing activities.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Congress stands united behind the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-iran-envoy-under-fbi-investigation-for-mishandling-classified-documents-report\/\" title=\"Biden's Iran envoy faces FBI probe over classified document mishandling: Report\">long-held bipartisan position<\/a> that Iran must never be allowed to obtain a nuclear weapon,&#8221; the letter reads.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. and Iranian officials reportedly had indirect talks in Oman in May, according to Axios. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani confirmed the talks, and a source revealed that chief nuclear negotiator Ali Bagheri Kani was involved.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The FBI is investigating President Biden&#8217;s envoy for Iran, Rob Malley, for mishandling classified information. Malley, a respected Middle East diplomat, has been placed on unpaid leave and had his security clearance suspended pending evaluation. 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