WASHINGTON—A former U.S. Air Force special agent was accused of providing Tehran with highly classified information about American intelligence operations overseas after she defected to Iran, according to an indictment unsealed on Wednesday. Monica Elfriede Witt, 39 years old, traveled to Iran in 2013 and—after telling a friend she might follow the example of NSA leaker Edward Snowden—went on to disclose secret information in an attempt to undermine U.S. intelligence operations, according the indictment. She served as a...

Source: Wall Street Journal February 13, 2019 16:24 UTC