A United States intelligence official has alleged that Iran is plotting the failure of the Republican candidate, Donald Trump in the forth coming presidential election.
According to Fox News report, the US intelligence official with the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, ODNI, said Iran plan sabotaging Trump’s campaign through online influence operations.
Addressing journalists at a press briefing on Monday, the official whose name was not disclosed, said US spy agencies “observed Tehran working to influence the presidential election,” likely because Iranian leaders want to avoid increased tensions with the US.
The official noted that American spies “haven’t observed a shift in Iran’s preferences” since 2020, meaning that Iran was still targeting Trump.
The official also stated that Iran is utilizing “vast webs of online personas and propaganda mills to spread disinformation.”
