US blames Iran for attack on Trump campaign

The Republican Party announced on August 10 that it was the victim of a cyber attack, and blamed it on ‘foreign sources’.

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Central Intelligence Agency America Due this Monday (19). Iran Responsible for cyber attack against propaganda Donald Trump The 10th revealed, “We observed aggressive activities by Iran during this election cycle, including actions to compromise former President Trump’s campaign, which intelligence attributed to Iran,” they said in a statement. , the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) and the Cyber ​​Security and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). Trump’s campaign announced on August 10 that it was the victim of a cyber attack, and alleged that “foreign sources” had leaked internal communications and a file about JT Vance, a partner of the Republican presidential candidate.

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US intelligence today estimated that Tehran sought to contact “individuals with direct access to the presidential campaign of both parties.” “Iran seeks to sow discord and undermine confidence in our democratic institutions,” the agencies said. On the 12th, the United States warned Iran that it would face consequences if it interfered in the presidential election in November. The US government said it had “many tools to hold Iran accountable” and warned it would not hesitate to use them. “This approach is not new. Iran and Russia have used these tactics not only in the US, but in other countries as well,” the report pointed out.

In 2016, the Democratic Party’s emails were hacked, most notably those of then-candidate Hillary Clinton, who faced off against Donald Trump. The election-winning billionaire has been criticized for encouraging data theft, which Russia has blamed. US intelligence services later concluded that Russia had influenced the 2016 election in favor of Trump, which the Republican Party denied.

*With information from AFP
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