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== Controversies ==
== Controversies ==
In September 2023, a large cache of Iranian government correspondence and emails reported for the first time by ''[[Semafor (website)|Semafor]]'' and [[Iran International]] claimed to connected Ariane with the [[Iran Experts Initiative]], an effort initiated by senior Iranian Foreign Ministry officials to bolster Tehran's image and positions on global security issues.<ref name=":1">{{cite web |author= Jay Solomon |publisher= Semafor |title=Inside Iran’s influence operation |date= 26 September 2023 |url=/proxy/https://www.semafor.com/article/09/25/2023/inside-irans-influence-operation |access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author= Bozorgmehr Sharafedin |title=Inside Tehran's Soft War |date=26 September 2023 |publisher= Iran International |url=/proxy/https://content.iranintl.com/en/investigates/inside-tehran-softwar/index.html |access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Smith |first=Lee |title=High-Level Iranian Spy Ring Busted in Washington |publisher=[[Tablet (magazine)]] |date= 2 October 2023 |url=/proxy/https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/israel-middle-east/articles/iran-spy-ring-robert-malley-lee-smith |access-date=5 October 2023}}</ref> There has also been a call for a review of her security clearance by Senator [[Marsha Blackburn]].{{fact|date=October 2023}} In October 2023, after an internal review, she retained her top-secret security clearance, as confirmed by [[Rheanne E. Wirkkala]], an Assistant Secretary of Defense, in a letter dated October 13 to Senator [[Joni Ernst]].{{cn|date=October 2024}} The Pentagon released a statement saying that "Dr. Tabatabai was thoroughly and properly vetted as a condition of her employment with the Department of Defense. We are honored to have her serve."<ref name=":1" />
In September 2023, a large cache of Iranian government correspondence and emails reported for the first time by ''[[Semafor (website)|Semafor]]'' and [[Iran International]] claimed to connected Ariane with the [[Iran Experts Initiative]], an effort initiated by senior Iranian Foreign Ministry officials to bolster Tehran's image and positions on global security issues.<ref name=":1">{{cite web |author= Jay Solomon |publisher= Semafor |title=Inside Iran’s influence operation |date= 26 September 2023 |url=/proxy/https://www.semafor.com/article/09/25/2023/inside-irans-influence-operation |access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author= Bozorgmehr Sharafedin |title=Inside Tehran's Soft War |date=26 September 2023 |publisher= Iran International |url=/proxy/https://content.iranintl.com/en/investigates/inside-tehran-softwar/index.html |access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Smith |first=Lee |title=High-Level Iranian Spy Ring Busted in Washington |publisher=[[Tablet (magazine)]] |date= 2 October 2023 |url=/proxy/https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/israel-middle-east/articles/iran-spy-ring-robert-malley-lee-smith |access-date=5 October 2023}}</ref> There was also a call for a review of her security clearance by Senator [[Marsha Blackburn]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Blackburn To DoD: Senior Official’s Iranian Ties Are Dangerous |url=/proxy/https://www.blackburn.senate.gov/2023/10/issues/national-security/blackburn-to-dod-senior-official-s-iranian-ties-are-dangerous |website=U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee |access-date=23 October 2024 |language=en |date=2 October 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Calls Grow To Revoke Iran-Linked Pentagon Official's Clearance |url=/proxy/https://www.iranintl.com/en/202310019091 |website=Iran International |access-date=23 October 2024 |language=en |date=1 October 2023}}</ref> In October 2023, after an internal review, she retained her top-secret security clearance,<ref>{{cite web |title=Biden White House regularly hosted Pentagon official with ties to Iran |url=/proxy/https://www.iranintl.com/en/202408123236 |website=Iran International |language=en |date=12 August 2024}}</ref> as confirmed by [[Rheanne E. Wirkkala]], an Assistant Secretary of Defense, in a letter dated October 13 to Senator [[Joni Ernst]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Rheanne E. Wirkkala (Assistant Secretary of Defense) to Sen. Joni Ernst (R., Iowa) |url=/proxy/https://freebeacon.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Ernst-Tabatabai.pdf |access-date=23 October 2024 |date=13 October 2023}}</ref> The Pentagon released a statement saying that "Dr. Tabatabai was thoroughly and properly vetted as a condition of her employment with the Department of Defense. We are honored to have her serve."<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{cite web |last1=Wood |first1=Graeme |title=Iran’s Influence Operation Pays Off |url=/proxy/https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/09/tehran-times-classified-documents-leak-investigation-robert-malley/675480/ |website=The Atlantic |access-date=23 October 2024 |language=en |date=28 September 2023 |quote=The Pentagon says that Tabatabai was “thoroughly and properly vetted” for her current job}}</ref>


==Books==
==Books==

Revision as of 01:21, 23 October 2024

Ariane Tabatabai
EducationStony Brook University
Alma materKing's College London
OccupationPolitical scientist

Ariane Tabatabai (Persian: آرین طباطبایی) is an Iranian-American scholar of political science, writer, and senior policy advisor to the United States Department of Defense.[1][2] She is a graduate of King's College London and the daughter of Javad Tabatabai, an Iranian philosopher and professor at the University of Tehran.[3] Tabatabai is also a former researcher of "RAND Corporation" think tank,[2][4] curriculum director and associate professor of security studies at Georgetown University,[5] an international civilian consultant for NATO,[2] the Middle East Fellow at the Alliance for Securing Democracy at the German Marshall Fund of the United States[6] and several other research institutes.[2]

Tabatabai, in an article in the Foreign Policy magazine before the 2020 US presidential election, argued that Iran's economy is fragile and will be forced to negotiate, agree and make concessions, demanding that the winning US presidential candidate not return to the nuclear agreement and pressure for more points.[7]

After the Biden administration took office in January 2021, she joined the US negotiating team in nuclear negotiations with Iran, but together with Richard Nephew, she left the team after a few months due to differences with Robert Malley, the head of the US negotiating team, and also because she believed that the US would lift too many sanctions on Iran and consequently the possible agreement would not be strong enough.[8][9]

Controversies

In September 2023, a large cache of Iranian government correspondence and emails reported for the first time by Semafor and Iran International claimed to connected Ariane with the Iran Experts Initiative, an effort initiated by senior Iranian Foreign Ministry officials to bolster Tehran's image and positions on global security issues.[10][11][12] There was also a call for a review of her security clearance by Senator Marsha Blackburn.[13][14] In October 2023, after an internal review, she retained her top-secret security clearance,[15] as confirmed by Rheanne E. Wirkkala, an Assistant Secretary of Defense, in a letter dated October 13 to Senator Joni Ernst.[16] The Pentagon released a statement saying that "Dr. Tabatabai was thoroughly and properly vetted as a condition of her employment with the Department of Defense. We are honored to have her serve."[10][17]

Books

  • Tabatabai, A. (2020). No Conquest, No Defeat: Iran's National Security Strategy. London: Hurst & Company.[18]
  • Tabatabai, A. and Dina Esfandiary (2021). Triple-Axis: Iran's Relations with Russia and China. New York: Bloomsbury Publishing.[19]

References

  1. ^ "Ariane Tabatabai". Wilson Center.
  2. ^ a b c d Ariane Tabatabai
  3. ^ "Ariane Tabatabai Nejad - Theses - Research Portal, King's College, London".
  4. ^ "Ariane M. Tabatabai - Publications". RAND Corporation.
  5. ^ "Georgetown University Faculty Directory".
  6. ^ "Ariane Tabatabai".
  7. ^ "For Iran, Negotiations Aren't Optional". September 15, 2020.
  8. ^ "U.S. Official: Time for Iran to decide whether to revive nuclear deal". NBC News.
  9. ^ "Russia may do Biden a favor by killing the Iran deal - POLITICO". Politico.
  10. ^ a b Jay Solomon (26 September 2023). "Inside Iran's influence operation". Semafor.
  11. ^ Bozorgmehr Sharafedin (26 September 2023). "Inside Tehran's Soft War". Iran International.
  12. ^ Smith, Lee (2 October 2023). "High-Level Iranian Spy Ring Busted in Washington". Tablet (magazine). Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  13. ^ "Blackburn To DoD: Senior Official's Iranian Ties Are Dangerous". U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee. 2 October 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  14. ^ "Calls Grow To Revoke Iran-Linked Pentagon Official's Clearance". Iran International. 1 October 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  15. ^ "Biden White House regularly hosted Pentagon official with ties to Iran". Iran International. 12 August 2024.
  16. ^ "Rheanne E. Wirkkala (Assistant Secretary of Defense) to Sen. Joni Ernst (R., Iowa)" (PDF). 13 October 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  17. ^ Wood, Graeme (28 September 2023). "Iran's Influence Operation Pays Off". The Atlantic. Retrieved 23 October 2024. The Pentagon says that Tabatabai was "thoroughly and properly vetted" for her current job
  18. ^ "No Conquest, No Defeat". Hurst Publishers.
  19. ^ "Triple-Axis". Bloomsbury.
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