Iran denies plans to influence US presidential election in November

Jul 30 (EUROPA PRESS) –

Iranian authorities on Tuesday denied any plans to influence the US presidential election in November after intelligence accused Tehran of trying to interfere in the electoral process.

Iran’s permanent mission to the United Nations has rejected the accusations, which suggest that the country is trying to hinder former President Donald Trump’s bid to return to the White House, according to Iran’s IRNA news agency.

In this regard, the Iranian authorities have stated that they have no objective in this regard and have asserted that they have not taken any measures to influence the US elections. They have also pointed out that these statements are part of issues specific to the electoral campaigns in the United States.

The criticism comes a day after US intelligence said it had observed activities by Tehran to avoid an outcome that “causes an increase in tension with the United States,” the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) said in a statement.

The report said that this influence comes in the form of “covert social media accounts and related activity.” “In the 2020 election campaign, Iran conducted a covert multi-pronged influence campaign aimed at undermining former President Trump’s re-election prospects,” according to a declassified US intelligence report, according to .

Russia’s preferences for the presidential race have also not changed since 2020, when Moscow carried out a series of influence operations in support of Trump and aimed at denigrating the current president, Joe Biden, as explained by a senior ODNI official.