Author from Iran who claimed to be independent expert in foreign affairs was secretly an agent for his native country, U.S. officials allege
Skip to main content Currently Reading Author from Iran who claimed to be independent expert in foreign affairs was secretly an agent for his native country, U.S. officials allege Shayna Jacobs, The Washington Post Jan. 19, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail NEW YORK - An author who has presented himself publicly as a foreign relations expert and political scientist was really a paid mouthpiece for the Iranian government and has been charged with violating the law requiring foreign agents to register with the U.S. government, federal prosecutors said Tuesday. Kaveh Lotfolah Afrasiabi, an Iranian-born...