House Republicans Want Answers From State Department About Suspended Iran Envoy Robert Malley

House Republicans, including Michael McCaul and Brian Mast, are demanding transparency from the state department regarding the suspension of Special Envoy for Iran Robert Malley’s security clearance.

Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) makes a point to delegates during the evening session of the Republican National Convention at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio on July 18, 2016. Dominick Reuter/AFP via Getty Images

House Republicans sent a request to the State Department for information about the suspension of an administration official involved in relations between the United States and Iran.

The House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) and Subcommittee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman Brian Mast (R-Fla.) reiterated previous requests from June 30 and July 13  to Secretary of State Antony Blinken for regular updates on the investigation into the suspension of Special Envoy for Iran Robert Malley’s security clearance in an Aug. 18 letter addressed to the Department of State.