The FBI resumes efforts to capture Monica Witt, a former agent accused of desertion in Iran and of providing sensitive information to the Iranian regime.

The FBI has announced the reactivation of efforts to capture Monica Witt, a former agent who defected to Iran in 2013 and allegedly provided the Tehran regime with classified information about national defense. According to a federal indictment from 2019, her actions endangered security programs and the lives of American personnel, and the information transmitted could strengthen the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, involved in espionage and terrorism activities.

The FBI is seeking the public's help to bring Witt to justice, emphasizing that she continues to support the Iranian regime. Monica Witt, originally from El Paso, Texas, had a complex professional background within U.S. state structures, having access to classified information and the identities of undercover American officers. U.S. authorities believe there is crucial information about Witt's whereabouts and urge citizens to cooperate.