Senior Pentagon Official Ariane Tabatabai Suspected of Leaking Classified Documents to Iran

Oct 22, 2024, 01:55 PM

A senior employee in the U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's office is under suspicion for leaking classified documents to Tehran. The suspect has been identified as Ariane Tabatabai, the director of the office of the U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations. The leaked documents reportedly detail Israel's plans for a potential retaliatory strike on Iran. Tabatabai, an American of Iranian descent, is currently under investigation by the FBI. The suspect holds a security clearance granting access to highly sensitive information. The report was first disclosed by Sky News Arabia.