Well..she certainly did not sound like a Muslim necessarily for sure(drinking, etc.)
So many Iranian families came to America when Jimmy Carter blew up Iran and installed the mullahs that she could descend from some of them. ?? Interesting article for sure. It sounded like she cared deeply for him though.
Reading it though I wondered what the assignment was that she mentioned he really wanted and was turned down for?
I will give you a little tip, one way that operators get assets is to network with friends. I know this sounds bad but how do you find other who are like minded and in the same business. You attend services and meet and greet.
I just find this relationship very strange and her access to Iran is very difficult to maintain. You must have people inside the ruling party to have this access. Just another fact to put in our brains to see the whole picture.