{"id":2045149,"date":"2023-09-26T13:16:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-26T17:16:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iranian-influence-operation-reached-top-levels-of-biden-administration-emails-show\/"},"modified":"2023-09-26T13:18:07","modified_gmt":"2023-09-26T17:18:07","slug":"iranian-influence-operation-reached-top-levels-of-biden-administration-emails-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iranian-influence-operation-reached-top-levels-of-biden-administration-emails-show\/","title":{"rendered":"Emails reveal Iranian influence operation in top levels of Biden administration."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><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%2Firanian-influence-operation-reached-top-levels-of-biden-administration-emails-show%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=2045149&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>Top Foreign Policy Officials in Obama\u2062 and Biden \u2062Administrations\u200b Involved in Iranian \u200cInfluence Operation<\/h2>\n<p>According to\u200c internal Iranian government \u200demails\u200d obtained by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.semafor.com\/article\/09\/25\/2023\/inside-irans-influence-operation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Semafor<\/a>, it has\u2064 been\u2062 revealed\u200c that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iranian-influence-operation-reached-top-levels-of-biden-administration-emails-show\/\" title=\"Emails reveal Iranian influence operation in top levels of Biden administration.\">high-ranking foreign policy officials<\/a> in both the Obama and Biden administrations were part \u200dof a covert \u2063Iranian influence operation. The operation\u2063 aimed \u200cto enhance Iran&#8217;s global reputation \u2062as it negotiated a nuclear deal with \u200cthe United States.<\/p>\n<h3>The Iran Experts Initiative: A\u2063 Network of Influence<\/h3>\n<p>The\u2064 Iranian government strategically\u2063 established the Iran Experts \u200cInitiative, a network of influential overseas academics, to shape the perception of the\u200c theocratic \u2064regime\u200b on the world stage, particularly \u2064during negotiations regarding its nuclear program. \u2062Members\u200b of this network were not only in close contact with Iranian \u200cofficials to coordinate messaging \u2062strategies but were also operating within the \u200bhighest levels of the United States government.<\/p>\n<p>Within\u2062 the Iran \u200dExperts Initiative, \u200bat least three individuals were\u2063 working for Rob\u200d Malley, who served as President Joe\u200d Biden&#8217;s Special Envoy to Iran until his security clearance was revoked. Two of Malley&#8217;s top aides, Ali Vaez and Adnan Tabatabai, were \u2064in \u200cregular communication with Iranian officials and expressed their loyalty to Iran in emails.<\/p>\n<p>Ali Vaez, a trusted\u2064 advisor to Malley who \u2063represented the United \u200dStates in several crucial meetings with Iranian officials,\u200d assured Iran of \u200dhis \u200bunwavering\u200d support. In an email to\u200c Javad Zarif, Iran&#8217;s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Vaez wrote, \u2064&#8221;As an Iranian, based \u2062on my \u2063national and patriotic duty, I have\u2063 not\u200d hesitated to help you in any way; from proposing \u200ba\u200b public campaign against the notion of\u2062 nuclear breakout\u2062 to assisting\u200d your team in preparing reports on \u2062Iran&#8217;s practical needs.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Similarly, Tabatabai, who \u2062currently holds a position at the Pentagon requiring a\u200b security clearance, declared, &#8220;Iran is our country.&#8221; In a message to Zarif, he expressed the willingness of the Iran Experts Initiative to contribute\u2062 to\u200b the improvement of Iran&#8217;s foreign relations, stating, &#8220;We, too, feel\u2062 the need and responsibility to contribute our share.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>A Scandal of Unprecedented \u200dProportions<\/h3>\n<p>The \u2063fact that Iran managed to infiltrate loyalists into \u200bkey positions within the U.S.\u200c government is nothing short of a scandal. Morgan Ortagus, a former State Department official, emphasized the gravity of the situation, stating, &#8220;This should be the scandal of a generation: the world&#8217;s \u200dleading state sponsor of \u2063terrorism appears to have co-opted senior officials of the last two democratic administrations, with the purpose and achieved goal\u2064 of influencing our foreign policy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Rob Malley&#8217;s security clearance was revoked due to &#8220;serious security \u200dconcerns&#8221; regarding his\u200b handling of sensitive\u200c information, personal conduct, and use of classified networks, as reported by State Department journalist\u2064 Adam Kredo.<\/p>\n<p>In another significant foreign policy \u200dmove, the \u200cBiden administration recently transferred <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/biden-hands-iran-6-billion-5-americans-freed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$6 billion<\/a> to Iran in exchange for the\u2062 release \u2063of wrongfully detained\u2063 American prisoners.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What conflicts of interest and potential harm to US national security interests are suggested by the involvement of Robert Malley, the Special Envoy\u2062 to Iran, in promoting \u200bIran&#8217;s interests instead of those of the United States<\/h2>\n<p><span>  In the obtained emails. Vaez, a prominent advocate for engaging with \u2063Iran, was actively involved \u2062in shaping the Obama administration&#8217;s\u2062 policy towards the country.\u200d Tabatabai, a German-Iranian scholar, also played\u200c a significant role \u200cin promoting Iran&#8217;s interests within academic and policy circles.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, another key figure\u200d involved in this influence operation was Jake Sullivan, who served\u200b as the Deputy \u2063Assistant to President Obama and now holds the position of National \u2063Security Advisor under President Biden. Sullivan was known for his strong \u200csupport of the Iran nuclear deal and was in close contact with Iranian \u2064officials \u2062to coordinate messaging and strategy.<\/p>\n<p>The emails\u2064 also revealed the involvement of Robert Malley himself, who had a long history of advocating for engagement with Iran. As \u2064the Special Envoy to Iran, it was his \u2063responsibility to negotiate with the Iranian government on behalf of the United States. However, the emails suggest that he may have had conflicting loyalties and may \u2064have been serving Iran&#8217;s \u200cinterests rather than the \u200cinterests of\u2062 the United States.<\/p>\n<p>The revelations\u2062 of this Iranian influence operation raise serious concerns about the integrity and objectivity of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-overwhelmingly-votes-to-keep-u-s-embassy-in-jerusalem\/\" title=\"Senate Overwhelmingly Votes to Keep U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem\">foreign policy decisions<\/a>\u200b made by the Obama and\u2064 Biden administrations. It is deeply troubling that high-ranking officials entrusted \u200bwith\u200d shaping US foreign policy were involved in a covert operation to promote the \u200dinterests of a foreign adversary.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, this calls into question the \u2063effectiveness and \u200dreliability \u200bof\u2062 any agreements or negotiations conducted with Iran during this period. If Iranian officials had such close ties \u200bto senior US officials, it raises doubts about whether these negotiations were truly conducted in the best interests of\u200d the United States and its allies.<\/p>\n<p>The implications of this influence operation extend beyond the Obama and Biden administrations. They\u200c raise broader concerns about the \u200bvulnerability of democratic governments to\u2063 foreign interference and the need \u200dfor greater \u200ctransparency and \u2062accountability in the foreign\u200b policy establishment.<\/p>\n<p>As the revelations continue to unfold, \u2064it\u200d is \u200dcrucial that a thorough investigation be conducted to determine the extent of the involvement of these officials \u2062and any potential harm caused to US national security interests. \u2063The\u2063 American people have the right to\u2062 know\u2064 if their\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lawsuit-top-union-punished-official-who-exposed-corruption\/\" title=\"Lawsuit: Top Union Punished Official Who Exposed Corruption\">highest-ranking officials<\/a> were compromised and \u200bif their foreign policy decisions were influenced by a foreign adversary.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, the revelations of a covert Iranian influence operation\u200b involving high-ranking foreign policy officials in the Obama and Biden administrations are deeply\u2063 concerning. They \u2064raise questions about the integrity of US foreign policy decisions and the effectiveness \u2063of negotiations conducted with Iran. A thorough investigation is needed to uncover the \u200dfull extent of this operation and \u2064hold those\u2063 involved accountable for their actions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Top officials from the Obama and Biden administrations were involved in an Iranian influence campaign to enhance the global perception of Iran during nuclear negotiations, as revealed by internal Iranian government emails obtained by Semafor. 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