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There is another theory for Mr Levinson’s journey to Kish – a possible media connection. In 2002, Ira Silverman, a former NBC chief investigative producer, went to Tehran to meet Mr Salahuddin and wrote about him in the New Yorker magazine. He noted that his capture “would be a triumph for law enforcement”, but also argued that “from an intelligence perspective” he would be “more useful left in place” because of his access to the inner circles in Iran . Mr Silverman was also a friend of Mr Levinson and Mr Shoffler. Acquaintances believe he introduced Mr Levinson to the fugitive with a documentary in mind. Mr Silverman declined to be interviewed for this article. A US official, who asked not to be named, said US authorities also suspected that Mr Levinson was on a media mission. He did not name Mr Silverman. ----- Missing American Feared a Victim of 'Dirty War,' Financial Times, April 13, 2007

Mr Levinson disappeared on March 8 [2007] after a six-hour meeting on the Iranian island of Kish with Dawud Salahuddin, an American who converted to Islam and was recruited by revolutionaries to assassinate an Iranian opposition activist near Washington in 1980.----- Missing American Feared a Victim of 'Dirty War,' Financial Times, April 13, 2007

Speaking of Robert Levinson :

…. [Robyn] Gritz had worked with the intelligence community for over a decade, helping them successfully track down global terrorists and rescue Western hostages. According to Circa, "she was even occasionally called upon to personally brief then-Director Robert Mueller on sensitive cases like the disappearance of a retired agent Robert Levinson inside Iran." But her stellar career suddenly hit the skids after she started working for McCabe and his leadership team. In 2012, she received her first negative rating after years of outstanding performance reviews and was eventually drummed out of her job.....(Excerpt) Read more at pjmedia.com ... ------ Circa: FBI's Investigation of Michael Flynn Sure Looks Like a Case of Political Retaliation PJ Media ^ | 06/27/2017 | Debra Heine