Republicans Probe Rob Malley's Ties to Tehran Influence Network

freebeacon ^ | 10/11/2023 | adam credo

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Lawmakers want to know if suspended Iran envoy was compromised by the Iran Experts Initiative

Republican leaders on the Senate and House foreign affairs committees have opened a joint investigation into Biden administration Iran envoy Robert Malley's links to a secret Iranian government influence network that reportedly includes several of his closest associates, the Washington Free Beacon has learned.

Sen. James Risch (R., Idaho) and Rep. Michael McCaul (R., Texas)—the ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, respectively—are asking the State Department for information on whether Malley was compromised by the Iran Experts Initiative (IEI), a vast Iranian government-controlled propaganda operation that allegedly includes at least three of the diplomat's close associates, including one who works at the Pentagon and has a security clearance.

Malley had his security clearance pulled earlier this year and was suspended from his post at the State Department amid an FBI investigation into his alleged mishandling of classified information. The disclosure of the Iranian influence operation, first reported by Semafor, is raising questions about Malley's suspension.

"On its own, the discovery of the IEI would represent an important step in unraveling a broader Iranian malign influence network," the lawmakers write, according to a copy of a letter sent Friday and obtained by the Free Beacon. "However, the involvement of the IEI in influencing Mr. Malley's confidants, when Mr. Malley himself is the subject of an ongoing security clearance investigation, raises serious questions about whether this Iranian influence operation succeeded in penetrating the U.S. government and influenced the policies of this administration."

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[Yolanda]

This is an important article that needs more exposure. On page one of the Wall Street Journal (10/13/23) there is an a story “Militants Obtained Detailed Maps for Attack”
Michael Milshtein, a former Israeli military intelligence officer, is quoted saying “There is nothing close to this level of planning in any steps Hamas has done in the past.
So the question is when did this information come from and IMO it circles back to Robert Malley, Jake Sullivan, Iranian assets hired by Malley, supervised by State Department head Antony Blinken. The Biden Policy is the Obama policy and all the above mentioned people worked in both administrations.