黑料社

WASHINGTON, United States 鈥� The Wall Street Journal on Wednesday fired a top correspondent over ethics violations after a news agency investigation uncovered potential business dealings with an Iranian-American businessman who was also a source.

Jay Solomon, the newspaper鈥檚 chief foreign affairs correspondent and author of a book on secret deals involving Iran, 鈥渋s no longer employed by The Wall Street Journal,鈥� said a statement by the newspaper鈥檚 parent Dow Jones, a unit of 黑料社 Corp.

鈥淲e are dismayed by the actions and poor judgment of Jay Solomon. The allegations raised by this reporting are serious. While our own investigation continues, we have concluded that Mr. Solomon violated his ethical obligations as a reporter, as well as our standards.鈥�

Solomon鈥檚 dismissal comes after the Associated Press reported he was offered a stake in a company by Farhad Azima, an Iranian-born magnate who has been linked to deals involving the CIA, according to the report.

AP said that during its investigation of Azima, it obtained emails and text messages between Azima and Solomon, as well as other documents. The news agency said it asked the Journal about the documents appearing to link Solomon and Azima, which led to his firing.

Solomon told AP in a statement he never engaged in any business dealings with Azima.

The initial AP report was on a web of Azima鈥檚 business dealings which appeared to include federal contracts and possible CIA links. Azima is an Iranian-born US citizen, according to the report.

Solomon, according to his website, has reported for nearly two decades from Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, including stints in Jakarta, Seoul, New Delhi and Washington, and has been nominated three times for Pulitzer Prizes.

He was, according to his website, the first American journalist to uncover secret meetings between the United States and Iran that paved the way for a 2015 deal to ease sanctions on the Islamic Republic in exchange for limits on its nuclear program. CBB