{"id":2058681,"date":"2023-10-07T05:17:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-07T09:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/on-robert-malley-we-tried-to-warn-you\/"},"modified":"2023-10-07T05:19:56","modified_gmt":"2023-10-07T09:19:56","slug":"on-robert-malley-we-tried-to-warn-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/on-robert-malley-we-tried-to-warn-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Warning about Robert Malley, our concerns were ignored."},"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\">16<\/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%2Fon-robert-malley-we-tried-to-warn-you%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=2058681&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--><blockquote>\n<h2>Washington Press Corps\u2063 Finally Catches Up to Adam Kredo&#8217;s Reporting on \u200bRobert Malley<\/h2>\n<div>\n<figure><figcaption>Adam Kredo, \u2064Robert Malley (screenshot, Brendan Smialowski\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>It seems that part of the Washington\u200b press corps has finally caught up with our own Adam Kredo&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/biden-administration\/congress-launches-probe-into-scandal-plagued-biden-iran-envoy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reporting<\/a> on President Biden&#8217;s envoy to Iran, Robert Malley. Malley \u200dis now under FBI investigation for\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/devin-nunes-blasts-nsa-director-paul-nakasone-over-political-targeting-of-former-trump-official-michael-ellis\/\" title=\"Devin Nunes Blasts NSA Director Paul Nakasone over Political Targeting of Former Trump Official Michael Ellis\">mishandling classified information<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Now that the scandal\u200c is out \u200bin the open, let&#8217;s take a moment to revisit some of Kredo&#8217;s \u2064insightful \u200bscoops. Before Malley was officially announced as the Biden administration&#8217;s point person to\u2063 revive the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pm-netanyahu-israel-will-not-allow-iran-to-obtain-a-nuclear-weapon\/\" title=\"PM Netanyahu: Israel will not allow Iran to obtain a nuclear weapon\">2015 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iran-continues-nuclear-program-aims-to-enrich-uranium-to-20\/\" title=\"Iran continues nuclear program, aims to enrich uranium to 20%\">nuclear deal<\/a><\/a>, Kredo sensed something was amiss. On January 25, 2021, \u2062he <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/biden-administration\/top-iranian-official-celebrates-bidens-rumored-iran-envoy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> that \u2064a senior adviser to Iran&#8217;s then-president, Hassan Rouhani, expressed approval \u2064of\u2064 Malley&#8217;s selection.<\/p>\n<p>A few weeks later, Kredo \u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/biden-administration\/state-dept-refuses-to-explain-iran-envoys-talks-with-china\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">uncovered<\/a> the\u2063 peculiar discussions Malley\u200c had with Chinese Communist Party officials regarding restarting nuclear diplomacy with \u2064Iran. This contradicted Secretary \u2063of State Antony Blinken&#8217;s \u2064promise to pause diplomacy until Iran ceased stockpiling highly enriched uranium, which can be used for\u200c weapons.<\/p>\n<p>When Malley skipped briefings to Congress on the\u200c Iran deal, \u2063Kredo <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/biden-administration\/congress-launches-probe-into-scandal-plagued-biden-iran-envoy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote<\/a> about the first House investigation into\u200b the revocation of \u2063the \u200benvoy&#8217;s security\u200d clearance. Kredo was once again on the case when the Iranian regime&#8217;s mouthpiece, \u2064the <em>Tehran Times<\/em>, published a letter from \u200dthe State Department&#8217;s diplomatic security office informing Malley of his suspended security clearance.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, Kredo&#8217;s scoops were largely\u200c ignored by\u2064 the media and the Biden administration. However, the \u200coverwhelming evidence can no longer be ignored. After \u200c <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.semafor.com\/article\/09\/25\/2023\/inside-irans-influence-operation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Semafor<\/a><\/em>  and <a href=\"https:\/\/content.iranintl.com\/en\/investigates\/inside-tehran-softwar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Iran International<\/a> recently \u200cpublished revelations \u200cabout \u200can Iranian foreign ministry initiative to influence\u2062 Western experts in \u2063shaping\u200c Iran\u200d policy, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/ideas\/archive\/2023\/09\/tehran-times-classified-documents-leak-investigation-robert-malley\/675480\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mainstream<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/10\/03\/opinion\/iran-malley-influence.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">outlets<\/a> are\u2063 finally connecting the dots.<\/p>\n<p>It turns out that Malley hired Ariane Tabatabai, an adviser involved in this Iranian operation, to assist in \u200breviving the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senators-demand-independent-probe-into-rob-malley-security-clearance-fiasco\/\" title=\"Senators urge independent inquiry on Rob Malley's security clearance mishap.\">nuclear\u2063 deal<\/a>.\u200b The Pentagon later \u2064appointed her as\u200d the\u200b chief\u200c of staff to the assistant secretary of \u2064defense for special operations and low intensity conflict. Malley \u200calso \u2064attempted to hire Ali Vaez, another member of the\u2064 Iranian\u200c influence network, but \u200cVaez failed to\u2063 obtain the necessary\u200d clearances for the position.<\/p>\n<p>Once again, Kredo was ahead of the curve. On March 16, \u200d2021, he <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/biden-administration\/iranian-dissidents-claim-biden-state-dept-hire-is-pro-regime-advocate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">raised concerns<\/a> about Tabatabai\u200d when Malley hired her. Through careful \u2064analysis of her public writings, \u200bstatements, and interviews with\u2062 Iranian dissidents, Kredo revealed that Malley&#8217;s new adviser had downplayed Iranian protests and defended \u2064Iran&#8217;s\u2062 interference in Iraq.<\/p>\n<p>One\u200c would expect the State Department to appreciate\u200b Kredo&#8217;s investigative work. Instead,\u2063 a spokesperson from Foggy Bottom accused Kredo of tarnishing the reputation of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/on-robert-malley-we-tried-to-warn-you\/\" title=\"Warning about Robert Malley, our concerns were ignored.\">highly qualified analyst<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If only the Biden administration had heeded Kredo&#8217;s warnings, they \u2063could have avoided the current scandal and embarrassment of entrusting their Iran \u200dpolicy to\u2063 someone who fails to recognize that Iran&#8217;s \u200bregime is not a\u200b friend, \u2062but \u2063an enemy. If only the Biden administration had listened, the Pentagon could \u2064have avoided the \u2062potential infiltration of an Iranian agent into its ranks.<\/p>\n<p>There is a lesson to\u200c be learned here.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Published under:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/tag\/biden-administration\/\" title=\"View all posts in Biden Administration\">Biden Administration<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/tag\/department-of-defense\/\" title=\"View all posts in Department of Defense\">Department\u200b of Defense<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/tag\/espionage\/\" title=\"View all posts in Espionage\">Espionage<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/tag\/free-beacon\/\" title=\"View all posts in Free Beacon\">Free Beacon<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/tag\/iran\/\" title=\"View all posts in Iran\">Iran<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/tag\/iran-deal\/\" title=\"View all posts in Iran Deal\">Iran Deal<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/tag\/iran-nuclear-deal\/\" title=\"View all posts in Iran Nuclear Deal\">Iran Nuclear Deal<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/tag\/media\/\" title=\"View all posts in Media\">Media<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/tag\/national-security\/\" title=\"View all posts in National Security\">National Security<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/tag\/pentagon\/\" title=\"View all posts in Pentagon\">Pentagon<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/tag\/robert-malley\/\" title=\"View all posts in Robert Malley\">Robert Malley<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/tag\/state-department\/\" title=\"View all posts in State Department\">State Department<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What concerns\u200b did \u2064Adam Kredo raise about \u2062Ariane \u2064Tabatabai\u200d when she was hired by Robert\u200d Malley, and why did the State Department not appreciate his investigative work<\/h2>\n<p><span>  He\u200d Washington Press Corps Has Finally Caught Up with Adam Kredo&#8217;s Reporting on Robert Malley<\/p>\n<p>It appears that a portion of the Washington press corps has finally caught up with the reporting done by\u2062 Adam Kredo from the Washington Free Beacon on President\u200c Biden&#8217;s envoy to Iran, Robert Malley. Malley\u2062 is currently under FBI investigation for\u2063 mishandling classified information.<\/p>\n<p>Now \u200cthat the scandal is out in the open, it \u200dis worth revisiting some of Kredo&#8217;s insightful scoops. Even before Malley was officially\u200b announced as the Biden administration&#8217;s point person to revive the 2015 nuclear deal, Kredo had a \u2062feeling that something wasn&#8217;t right. On January 25, 2021, he reported \u2063that a senior \u200cadviser to Iran&#8217;s then-president, Hassan Rouhani, expressed\u200b approval of Malley&#8217;s selection.<\/p>\n<p>A \u2063few\u2062 weeks later, Kredo uncovered the peculiar discussions Malley had with Chinese Communist Party officials regarding restarting nuclear\u2064 diplomacy with Iran.\u2063 This contradicted Secretary of State Antony Blinken&#8217;s promise to pause diplomacy until Iran \u200cstopped stockpiling highly enriched uranium,\u2064 which could be used for weapons.<\/p>\n<p>When \u2062Malley skipped briefings to Congress on \u2063the Iran deal, Kredo wrote about the first House investigation into the revocation of the envoy&#8217;s security clearance. Kredo was once again on the case when the Iranian regime&#8217;s mouthpiece, the Tehran Times, published a letter from the State Department&#8217;s diplomatic security office informing Malley of his suspended security clearance.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, Kredo&#8217;s scoops were largely ignored by the media \u2063and the Biden administration. However, with the overwhelming evidence, they can no longer \u2064be ignored. After recent revelations from Semafor and Iran International about an Iranian foreign ministry\u200d initiative \u200cto influence Western experts in shaping Iran policy, mainstream outlets are finally connecting the\u200c dots.<\/p>\n<p>It turns out that Malley hired Ariane Tabatabai, an adviser involved in this Iranian\u200c operation, to assist in reviving the nuclear deal. The Pentagon later appointed her as the chief of staff\u2064 to the assistant secretary of defense for special\u2064 operations and\u200c low intensity conflict.\u2063 Malley also attempted to hire \u2063Ali Vaez, another member of the Iranian influence network, but \u2064Vaez \u200dfailed to obtain the necessary clearances for the position.<\/p>\n<p>Once again, Kredo was ahead of the curve. On March 16, 2021, he raised concerns about \u2063Tabatabai when Malley hired her. Through careful analysis of her\u200c public writings, statements, and\u200c interviews with Iranian dissidents, Kredo revealed \u200dthat Malley&#8217;s new adviser had downplayed Iranian protests and\u200c defended Iran&#8217;s interference in Iraq.<\/p>\n<p>One would expect the State\u2063 Department to \u200cappreciate Kredo&#8217;s investigative\u2062 work. Instead, a spokesperson from Foggy \u2063Bottom accused Kredo of t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>open, it appears that the Washington press corps is acknowledging Adam Kredo&#8217;s reporting on Robert Malley, President Biden&#8217;s envoy to Iran. Malley is currently being investigated by the FBI for mishandling classified information. The scandal has now come to light.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":208,"featured_media":2058682,"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-2058681","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\/2058681","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\/208"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2058681"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2058681\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2058682"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2058681"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2058681"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2058681"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}