from MicroWave@lemmy.world to world@lemmy.world on 30 Jul 2024 14:19
https://lemmy.world/post/18109252
Iran has started an influence campaign designed to undercut the candidacy of former President Donald Trump, U.S. officials indicated Monday, in an apparent reprisal of a 2020 effort that U.S. intelligence agencies found with high confidence had been authorized by Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
The update came from officials with the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), FBI and Department of Homeland Security who held a joint election security briefing 99 days before Election Day. The briefing was the second in a series the agencies expect to give before that day, and the officials spoke on the condition of anonymity in order to discuss sensitive assessments.
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Iran’s efforts to undermine the Trump campaign appear for the moment to be at cross-purposes with simultaneous efforts by Russia to influence the election in Trump’s favor, even as the two countries have forged closer ties over the course of the war in Ukraine. Biden administration officials revealed last year that Iranian is attempting to help Russia build a drone factory on Russian soil in exchange for military equipment.
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When Trump was president he blew up the nuclear deal with Iran and added economic sanctions. Their economy took a big hit, so I can see why they would prefer not to have Trump back even though he would be a disaster to the US.
He also assassinated a major Iranian general at the Iraqi airport.
sadly iran has nowhere near the capability of russia in terms of astroturfing and election interference
(only half joking with the sadly)
Go Iran!!!..???
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Iran is probably a bit frustrated with Russia right now given how things have played out past Oct 7th.
Why? I thought it worked out great for russia, (everyone forgot about Ukraine) and Iran (able to attack Israel without major blowback to themselves)
Putin has shifted to being good with Bibi keeping the conflict going. Because like Bibi, he thinks it will play a factor in getting Trump elected.
Iran is usually up for helping poke the little Satan. Selling Russia more drones is good too. But getting 1 of their proxies wiped out. Plus the other 2 heavily engaged. Then Putin shifts to back Israel. Guessing that wasn’t what Iran bargained for.
Long-term it could be in Iran’s favor as people are waking up to how fucked the Zionists are. But to have Putin play both sides should cause Iran to reconsider how much they’re really aligned.
Yea, they both russia and Israel want Trump elected whereas Iran wants him dead before he can do any more damage, not endowed with presidential powers, got it.
Hell to the fuck no. We should never consider foreign election interference okay, it doesn’t matter if they’re interfering in favor of you or not.
maybe we can tell the Iranians to go after Russians directly, and Russians to go after Iranians directly, and kill two birds with one stone?
Iran is antagonistic to the West but is interested in stability. Russia is not.
Eh
Russia wants Trump because he will enable their invasions.
Iran doesn’t want Trump because he will further enable Israel.
We’re saying the same thing. Israeli ultranationalism is a destabilizing factor in the region. So is the Russian one in its own region.
Why are we just kind of okay with foreign election interference as long as it’s “against the other party”.
It’s not okay, ever.