Mike Pompeo predicts Iran will ‘double down’ on election interference efforts

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Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned that Iran would “double down” its efforts to interfere with the United States’s presidential election so long as there is no resistance from the Biden administration.

The FBI confirmed Wednesday that Iranian hackers stole information from former President Donald Trump’s campaign and shared it with President Joe Biden‘s team prior to the president bowing out of the 2024 presidential race. Pompeo, who was part of the Trump administration, stated that this interference is “deeply concerning,” especially how Iran is “clearly weighing in on one side” to aid Biden.

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