The United States accuses Russia and Iran of trying to influence the US presidential election. The United States has imposed sanctions on Iran that are alleged to be behind threatening emails to Democrats urging them to vote for Trump. Iran denies the allegations.
Vote for Trump, otherwise we will come after you, it says in emails that are alleged to come from the right-wing extremist pro-violence organization Proud Boys, but which according to the authorities has its origins in Iran. The purpose would be to intimidate voters in states where it stands and weighs between Trump and Biden.
Iran’s interests of influencing the US election is not unequivocal. Iran is polarized and the regime’s hawks do not have the same interests as the reformists around President Rouhani. The hawks, the hardline principalists thrive in pointed contradictions.
They have always been against both the nuclear agreement and the fact that Iran is diplomatically opening up to the outside world. The Hawks smelled morning air when Trump pulled the United States out of the nuclear deal that Obama had been with and negotiated, and they would like to see Trump re-elected.
President Rouhani, on the other hand, together with reform friends and diplomats, has reason to hope for a Biden victory, and a possible revival of the nuclear agreement and improved relations with the outside world, which the reform friends hope will save Iran’s economy.
Among the emails sent to American voters are also allegations of fake ballot papers in the American election and also tips on how to submit fake ballot papers yourself. The purpose would be to create confusion, arouse suspicion of election fraud and a questioning of the election result.
Assessors say that Iran’s attempts to discredit elections and democratic institutions in general also serve a broader purpose of convincing its own people that democracy is not something to strive for.
Source: ICELAND NEWS