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The Curious Case of Ariane Tabatabai
Ariane Tabatabai. (via CSPAN)
A senior Pentagon official faced scrutiny when her past ties to Iran came to light. Is that why she’s been transferred?
By Jay Solomon
10.28.24 — International
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WASHINGTON, D.C.—In the weeks leading up to Israel’s retaliatory strikes on Iran this Saturday, someone from inside the U.S. government leaked a cluster of highly sensitive documents outlining the Jewish state’s military deployments. 

We may never know the identity of the leaker—there are probably thousands of bureaucrats across the U.S. government who h…

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Jay Solomon
Jay Solomon is one of the U.S.’s premier investigative journalists and writers, with a global track record that goes back nearly 30 years. He was The Wall Street Journal’s chief foreign affairs correspondent for over a decade, during which he broke some of Washington’s largest stories, such as the Obama administration’s secret cash shipments to Iran. He also served tours in the Middle East, India, and East Asia. He’s an expert on international sanctions, illicit finance, nuclear proliferation, and cyber warfare.
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