The U.S. Department of State (DOS) reportedly signed off on several articles penned by an “Obama holdover” that explicitly challenged President Trump’s anti-Iran policy objectives, according to Conservative Review (CR).
Sahar Nowrouzzadeh, the DOS official behind the fiercely anti-Trump articles, has reportedly devoted a significant portion of her career to supporting her former boss’s Iran nuclear deal, which she helped to promote.
CR identifies Nowrouzzadeh as “an Obama holdover who played an integral role in advancing the Iran nuclear deal between the Obama administration and the terrorist regime in Tehran.”
She has written several articles blasting President Trump’s policy towards state sponsor of terrorism Iran.
Referring to a Foreign Affairs piece she co-authored, titled “Trump’s Dangerous Shift on Iran,” an unnamed Department of State (DOS) spokesperson indicated to CR that the article was “reviewed by the State Department” before publication.
The spokesperson highlighted legal restrictions that would prevent a DOS employee from publishing an article:
- If it contains classified information;
- If it contains information not releasable under FOIA (e.g., protected employee information, law enforcement information, etc.);
- If it is highly likely to result in serious adverse consequences to the efficiency or mission of the Department.
Nowrouzzadeh helped write the Foreign Affairs article after President Trump announced that his administration was planning to complete a major strategic review of America’s Iran policy. READ MORE
