US accuses Iran of attempting to interfere in elections

Spokesman for the US Department of State Matthew Miller has said that the US is raising concerns about Iranian cyber actors attempting to influence the US elections.

“We have been raising concerns about Iranian cyber actors attempting to influence elections around the world, including US elections, for some time. It was of course disclosures by the United States that brought all of this to light. I think these latest attempts are nothing new by the Iranian regime. It’s sought to undermine democracies around the globe for years. But of course, they’re absolutely troubling,” he noted, Caliber.Az reports, citing the message posted on the website of the US Department of State. 

“Iran should not interfere in our elections. No country should interfere in our elections. And what we will do is continue to expose those countries that attempt to interfere in our elections, and we will hold them accountable for those actions,” he added.

US intelligence officials previously accused Iranian hackers of breaching the campaigns of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, incumbent President Joe Biden, and Democratic candidate Vice President Kamala Harris.

By Naila Huseynova