She works as an investigative journalist focusing on foreign affairs, with a specialization in Middle Eastern policy and counterterrorism.

She regularly appears on television and radio with commentary and analysis, providing exclusive reporting on vital developments in the region.

Currently, she is an on-air Fox News political analyst and has previously been featured on CBS, NBC, PBS, The Washington Post, NPR, ABC, Voice of America, and others.

[citation needed] In 2006, while in graduate school, Daftari was invited to show her thesis documentary film about an underground Iranian political group, Marze Por Gohar, to Congress.

[7] In 2007, after graduating, Daftari left NBC to work as a researcher for several think tanks focusing on the Middle East and counterterrorism.

[8] In 2009, Daftari began appearing on the Fox News Channel commentating on developments in the Middle East and Iran, in particular.