US accuses Iran of election interference, Tehran demands evidence
The TASS news agency reported on August 20 that Iran's permanent mission to the United Nations said in a statement that the US should provide the Iranian government with evidence of Tehran's alleged interference in the US presidential election if Washington considers its accusations to be well-founded.
“Such allegations are baseless and without basis… If the US government is honest about this allegation, they should provide us with documents so that we can respond,” the statement said.
Earlier, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) of the US said in a joint statement that Iran allegedly attempted to interfere in the US presidential election by carrying out cyber attacks on the campaign headquarters of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and Democratic candidate, Vice President Kamala Harris.
US intelligence believes Tehran has "used social engineering and other tactics to gain access to individuals with direct access to the presidential campaigns of both major political parties."
In August, the US Federal Bureau of Investigation confirmed to TASS that it was investigating a cyberattack allegedly carried out by Iran on Trump's campaign headquarters.
Iran's mission to the United Nations said Tehran "has no intention or plans to carry out cyber attacks" and stressed that the Iranian government did not interfere in the US presidential election.
