{"id":2046565,"date":"2023-09-27T14:31:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-27T18:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ted-cruz-alleges-vast-iranian-influence-operation-that-goes-to-the-very-top-of-the-biden-admin\/"},"modified":"2023-09-27T14:34:19","modified_gmt":"2023-09-27T18:34:19","slug":"ted-cruz-alleges-vast-iranian-influence-operation-that-goes-to-the-very-top-of-the-biden-admin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ted-cruz-alleges-vast-iranian-influence-operation-that-goes-to-the-very-top-of-the-biden-admin\/","title":{"rendered":"Ted Cruz claims &#8216;Iranian influence operation reaches top of Biden Admin&#8217;."},"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%2Fted-cruz-alleges-vast-iranian-influence-operation-that-goes-to-the-very-top-of-the-biden-admin%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=2046565&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>Sen. Ted Cruz Alleges Iranian Influence in \u200bBiden Administration<\/h2>\n<div>\n<figure><figcaption>Sen. Ted Cruz \u2062(Photo\u200b by Chip Somodevilla\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Sen. Ted Cruz (R., Texas) made a \u200cstartling claim on Tuesday, suggesting that a new \u200creport reveals the Iranian government&#8217;s influence on Biden administration policy.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;These\u2063 reports \u2064and emails suggest a vast Iranian\u200d influence operation that goes to the very top of\u200b the administration,&#8221; Cruz stated in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cruz.senate.gov\/newsroom\/press-releases\/sen-cruz-calls-for-halt-in-secret-iran-negotiations-after-leaked-emails-show-top-biden-officials-were-part-of-iran-regime-operation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">press release<\/a>. According to Cruz, this operation may explain why President Joe Biden\u2063 has allowed Iran to come close to obtaining a nuclear arsenal, revive their economy, and export billions of dollars worth of \u2062oil.<\/p>\n<p>Biden&#8217;s disgraced Iran envoy, Rob Malley,\u2064 was found to have employed at least three \u2062advisers who were part \u200dof an Iran Foreign Ministry scheme to bolster its policy positions. These revelations were based on leaked Iranian government\u2062 emails, as reported by <em>Semafor<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Malley\u200b was suspended this year for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kari-lake-stumps-for-trump-in-florida-watch-what-happens-when-she-says-desantis-name\/\" title=\"Kari Lake supports Trump in Florida, see her reaction when she mentions DeSantis.\">allegedly mishandling classified information<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>One of Malley&#8217;s former team members,\u200b Ariane Tabatabai, now works for the Pentagon as chief of staff for the assistant secretary of defense for\u200b special operations. \u200dDina Esfandiary\u2062 and Ali Vaez, \u2064who were also part of the scheme, are not affiliated with the U.S. government. Vaez&#8217;s appointment to a government job was unsuccessful due to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/records-show-that-voice-of-america-had-chronic-security-lapses\/\" title=\"Records Show That Voice of America Had Chronic Security Lapses\">security clearance issues<\/a>, \u200bas reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/content.iranintl.com\/en\/investigates\/inside-tehran-softwar\/index.html?utm_source=piano&#038;utm_medium=email&#038;utm_campaign=rundown&#038;pnespid=puV8DnsYLaIe3aDFtzepFc_WvxK1WIVzKuW.37Ru9RBm.b2Bgevt2nanIEq242taYGdoWgkY#group-section-Current-State-dyecWbyMAl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Iran International<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Cruz is not the only Republican demanding answers following the report. Reps. Mike Rogers\u200d (R., Ala.) and Jack Bergman (R., Mich.) wrote a letter to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, <a href=\"https:\/\/armedservices.house.gov\/sites\/republicans.armedservices.house.gov\/files\/09.26.23%20Letter%20to%20Secretary%20Austin.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">asking<\/a> if the Pentagon was aware of Tabatabai&#8217;s Iran ties.<\/p>\n<p>The Pentagon, in response, <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/national-security\/pentagon-mum-on-biden-appointees-alleged-membership-in-iranian-influence-network\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">defended<\/a> Tabatabai, stating that she underwent proper vetting before <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-court-rejects-trumps-special-master-review-instead-trusting-fbi-completely\/\" title=\"Federal Court Rejects Trump\u2019s Special Master Review, Instead Trusting FBI Completely\">receiving security clearance<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Cruz insisted that Tabatabai&#8217;s\u200d clearance should be immediately \u200crevoked.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Biden administration should immediately cease its secret diplomacy with Iran and\u2064 its \u200bdismantling \u2062of sanctions,&#8221; the Texas \u200bsenator\u2062 wrote, &#8220;and any officials \u200blinked to these emails should immediately have their security\u200c clearances pulled until these allegations\u200c are fully \u2063resolved and accountability is imposed.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What specific ways are discussed in the leaked\u200c emails for shaping \u200cU.S. foreign policy in favor of Iran?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u2064Ment emails that were \u200bpublished by the \u2063Intercept, \u200ca news \u200boutlet known for its\u2064 investigative journalism.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ted-cruz-alleges-vast-iranian-influence-operation-that-goes-to-the-very-top-of-the-biden-admin\/\" title=\"Ted Cruz claims 'Iranian influence operation reaches top of Biden Admin'.\">leaked emails allegedly\u2063 show communication<\/a> between Iranian government officials and Malley&#8217;s advisers, discussing ways to shape U.S.\u200d foreign policy in favor of Iran. Cruz argues that these revelations \u200cundermine the Biden administration&#8217;s claim of wanting to take a tough stance on Iran and prevent it from obtaining nuclear weapons.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is deeply troubling that senior officials in the Biden administration\u200b may \u2064be compromised by\u200d Iranian influence, especially \u200cwhen it comes to \u2063such a critical issue \u200cas Iran&#8217;s nuclear program,&#8221; Cruz said. &#8220;We cannot allow a foreign government to manipulate \u200dour policies and\u2062 endanger our national security.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Cruz has called \u200cfor an immediate halt to any negotiations with Iran until\u200c a thorough\u2062 investigation is conducted to \u200ddetermine the extent \u200cof Iranian influence\u200c within the\u200d administration. He has also demanded answers \u2062from the\u200b Biden administration about what they knew regarding the Iranian government&#8217;s efforts to manipulate\u2064 U.S. policy.<\/p>\n<p>The Biden\u200c administration has \u2062yet to respond to Cruz&#8217;s allegations, but in\u200c the past, they have expressed their commitment to preventing Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons. They argue that the diplomatic approach, which includes negotiations and talks, is the best way to achieve this goal.<\/p>\n<p>However, if the allegations made by Cruz are \u200dproven true, it would raise serious \u2062concerns about the effectiveness of the Biden administration&#8217;s approach. It\u2064 would also cast \u200cdoubt on \u2062their \u2063ability to protect U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-unveils-multimillion-dollar-ai-tank\/\" title=\"Israel reveals AI tank worth millions.\">national\u2062 security interests<\/a> and \u2062stand up\u2063 against foreign influence.<\/p>\n<p>This is not the \u200dfirst time \u2062that concerns about foreign influence in U.S. politics have been raised. In recent years, there have been numerous\u200d reports and investigations into foreign governments&#8217; attempts to manipulate U.S. policy \u200cand sway political outcomes.<\/p>\n<p>The allegations made by Cruz highlight the need for increased transparency \u200dand vigilance when it comes to foreign \u200dinfluence. It is crucial\u2062 for the U.S. government to take\u2062 immediate action \u2064to address these concerns, conduct thorough investigations, and hold those responsible accountable.<\/p>\n<p>Foreign influence in U.S. politics undermines democracy\u2062 and\u200d hampers the ability of elected officials to make decisions in the best\u2064 interest of the American people. It is essential that the \u2062U.S. government remains vigilant and takes necessary \u200dsteps to \u200dprotect the integrity of its political system.<\/p>\n<p>As \u2064the \u200ballegations against the\u2064 Biden administration continue\u2062 to unfold, it is imperative that the\u200b truth is revealed. The American\u2062 people deserve \u200cto know if foreign influence has played a role in shaping U.S. policy and compromising national\u2063 security. Only through transparency and accountability can the trust \u200cin our \u2064democratic institutions be restored.<\/p>\n<p>Sen.\u200b Cruz&#8217;s\u2063 call for a thorough \u200cinvestigation into Iranian influence in \u200cthe Biden administration should be\u2063 taken seriously. The implications of\u200d such an influence operation are significant and\u200b demand swift action. The American people\u200b deserve answers,\u200d and their safety and security depend \u2062on \u2063it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. Ted Cruz claims a recent report indicates Iranian government&#8217;s influence on Biden administration policy. He asserts that the emails and reports reveal a significant Iranian operation that reaches the highest levels of the administration.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":162,"featured_media":2046566,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[544],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2046565","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-free-beacon"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2046565","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/162"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2046565"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2046565\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2046566"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2046565"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2046565"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2046565"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}