A traitor class is in power in Washington. Unless, of course, you think making excuses for a regime that frequently chants “Death to America” is the highest form of patriotism.
“Lawmakers Demand State Dept. Revoke Security Clearance for Appointee Tied to Iranian Regime,” by Adam Kredo, Washington Free Beacon, May 10, 2021:
Several lawmakers are demanding the State Department revoke the security clearance of and launch an investigation into a Biden administration appointee who they say has troubling ties to Iran’s hardline, anti-American government.
Reps. Jeff Van Drew (R., N.J.), Scott Perry (R., Pa.), and Yvette Herrell (R., N.M.) say the Biden administration made a serious mistake when it hired Ariane Tabatabai as a senior adviser to the Office of the Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security, a high-level position that requires security clearance. Tabatabai’s hiring first sparked controversy in March, when a group of Iranian dissidents outed her as an Iranian regime sympathizer whose family has close ties to the ruling theocratic regime, as the Washington Free Beacon first reported in March.
The lawmakers, in a letter sent late last month to the White House, demand Tabatabai’s security clearance be revoked until a proper investigation is launched into her “allegiance to the Iranian regime,” which the lawmakers say poses “a security threat to the United States,” according to a copy of that communication. They also request the Biden administration provide them with a classified briefing on the security screening process that permitted Tabatabai to obtain a government clearance. As the United States engages in negotiations with Iran aimed at inking a revamped nuclear deal, Tabatabai’s purported ties to the regime and high-level State Department posting are generating serious concerns, the lawmakers say.
“We respectfully ask for a classified briefing on Ariane Tabatabai’s connection to the Iranian Regime, as well as an additional background check to closely examine her ties to it,” they write in the April 23 letter.
Tabatabai’s critics—including the lawmakers and Iranian dissident groups who oppose the hardline government—outlined multiple public appearances in which she parroted Iranian regime propaganda and downplayed the import of democratic protests that threaten to topple Iran’s clerical leadership. They see the administration’s decision to hire Tabatabai as a sign the State Department intends to appease Iran and offer it significant concessions as part of any revamped nuclear deal.
Tabatabai, the lawmakers write, “has echoed Iranian regime talking points and has made excuses for Iran’s oppressive government. She has downplayed the significance of dissatisfaction that Iranians have with their government, stating that protesting is a ‘feature in the Islamic Republic’ and is an ‘inherent part of Iranian public life.’” Additionally, in December 2020, Tabatabai “claimed that Iran has ‘affirmed its place as a significant regional force.’”
In addition to her writings, Tabatabai’s father, Dr. Javad Tabatabai, is a senior faculty member at the state-controlled University of Tehran and is allegedly part of Iranian president Hassan Rouhani’s inner circle, according to information published by Iranian dissident groups.
State Department spokesman Ned Price expressed outrage over the letter when asked for comment by the Free Beacon. While the State Department generally does not comment on correspondence from Congress, Price disregarded that practice to dispute what he described as “smears and slander.”…
Will Tyson says
May I ask why their hasnt been a story on this here? Its a pretty shocking one
https://foxhole.news/2021/05/08/muslim-call-to-prayer-from-tower-bridge-weeks-after-christian-preacher-cuffed-in-capital/
gravenimage says
Will, you can send the story in at the “Contact Us” box on the right-hand side of the page.
eric says
Smears and slander, when contradicted by facts, become nothing more than fodder to inflame the hearts and minds of progressives. It is so easy to blame the accusers for being Islamophobes, or murderers (Israel). Now, it is easy to know who the bad human really is: whoever Progressives are defending.
Beneath the Veil of Consciousness says
Time to turn Iran’s government and military into a parking lot.
Infidel says
If her father has such connections to Iranian regime figures and yet she could get a security clearance, that thing is meaningless and should then be eliminated. Either that, or treat security issues seriously. Such as Hunter Biden and Eric Swalwell should not have any security clearances
gravenimage says
The only way this should have been allowed is if she condemned the Iranian regime and cut ties to her relatives there.
gravenimage says
Biden adviser ‘has echoed Iranian regime talking points and has made excuses for Iran’s oppressive government’
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This scarcely surprises. Ariane Tabatabai is Iranian and has never condemned that vicious regime. The image on her Twitter page is–no joke–of an invading Iranian army:
https://twitter.com/arianetabatabai?lang=en
mortimer says
Right, Ariane Tabatabai is part of the ‘Death to America’ camaraderie.
libertyORdeath says
They won’t get rid of her, at least not willingly. Supporting terrorism is the cool thing to do if you’re a Democrat.
mortimer says
Ariane Tabatabai appears to be a secret agent for the mullahocracy. I wonder if she herself like to live in the mullahocracy and wear a hot, stifling chador every day.
It’s always surprising how many are willing to espouse causes that are very oppressive while living free and easy in Western countries.
They are elitist hypocrites.
Giacomo Latta says
‘demand Tabatabai’s security clearance be revoked until a proper investigation is launched into her “allegiance to the Iranian regime,”’
Perhaps they can work on John Kerry’s security clearance at the same time. Not to mention that of the Biden family, or is he like Nixon in that he can not do anything that is criminal?
OLD GUY says
This women is not in this position to promote and serve Americans. She serves to promote islam and Iran and is a danger to American security.
Andrew Blackadder says
The Fox is not only guarding the Hen House but the Fox is now inside the Hen House trying to convince all the chickens that he aint really a Fox.
What a tangled web has been woven.