Iran is working to undermine Donald Trump’s bid to regain the White House, US intelligence officials signaled Monday.
In a briefing for reporters organized by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security, officials alluded to but stopped short of directly stating Tehran’s opposition to Trump.
A senior intelligence official said that Tehran and Moscow maintain their same presidential preferences as in past cycles, whereas Iranian operatives are attempting to tear down the Republican ticket while Russia has made efforts to smear the Democrats, according to prior intelligence community assessments.
The Iranian mission to the United Nations denied in an email that Iran engages in any "activities intended to influence the US election" and said that many such accusations are "characterized by psychological operations designed to artificially pep up election campaigns."
The Russian embassy did not respond immediately to a request for comment.
