A State Department investigation Thursday faulted the US pointman on
Iran over the removal of an employee of Iranian origin, voicing alarm about discussion of her ancestry.
Secretary of State
Mike Pompeo agreed to consider disciplinary action against the envoy, Brian Hook, although strong measures appeared unlikely as management also disputed the report's conclusions.
Under pressure from lawmakers, the State Department's inspector general probed the early removal of Sahar Nowrouzzadeh, a career employee and US citizen, from the Office of Policy Planning, the internal think tank that sets priorities for US diplomacy.