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Senior Employee Ariane Tabatabai in U.S. Defense Secretary's Office Suspected of Leaking Classified Documents to Tehran

Oct 22, 2024, 01:32 PM

A senior employee in the office of U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is suspected of leaking classified documents to Tehran. The suspect, identified as Ariane Tabatabai, holds a security clearance granting access to highly sensitive information. According to a Pentagon official, the leak involves documents about a potential Israeli strike on Iran. The director of the office of the U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations is reportedly under investigation by the FBI. The information was initially reported by Sky News Arabia and involves the Islamic Regime in Iran.