New Delhi: With only a few months remaining until the US presidential election, the political atmosphere is growing increasingly charged, and the exchange of accusations is escalating. In a high-stakes contest, former US President Donald Trump, representing the Republican Party, is set to face off against Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic candidate. Amid this heated campaign, Iran has now become a focal point of controversy.
Late Saturday, Trump’s campaign team issued a statement accusing the Iranian government of stealing and disseminating sensitive internal documents related to the election. These allegations were made in the wake of a report by tech giant Microsoft, which warned of foreign interference attempts targeting the US election. The Trump campaign’s statement cited ongoing tensions between Trump and Iran as the backdrop for these alleged actions, although no concrete evidence was provided to support the claims.
Campaign spokesman Steven Cheung asserted, “These documents were illegally obtained from foreign sources hostile to the United States with the aim of interfering in the 2024 election and creating chaos.” The statement reflects growing concerns within the Trump camp about foreign influence in the upcoming election.
Trump himself took to his Truth Social platform late Saturday to address the situation, claiming that Microsoft had informed his campaign of an Iranian hack targeting one of his websites. However, Trump downplayed the significance of the breach, stating that the information obtained was already publicly available.
Microsoft’s report, released on Friday, warned that Iran is intensifying its online activities with the intent of influencing the upcoming US presidential election. According to the intelligence report, Iranian cyber attackers have launched phishing campaigns and created fake news sites to deceive American voters. Despite these allegations, Iran has categorically denied any involvement in such activities.
As the election draws nearer, these claims of foreign interference are likely to add another layer of complexity to an already contentious race, raising questions about the security and integrity of the electoral process.
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