In a statement, the US Treasury Department accused an entity of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and an organization linked to Russia’s military intelligence agency (GRU) of trying to “incite tensions”. socio-political straightening and influencing American voters in the 2024 US election,” according to Reuters.
A polling station in the 2024 US presidential election on Election Day in Detroit, Michigan (USA) on November 5, 2024
“The governments of Iran and Russia have targeted our election processes and institutions and sought to divide the American people through targeted disinformation campaigns,” said Bradley Smith, acting Under Secretary of the Treasury. It is the US that is in charge of terrorism and financial intelligence, it alleges.
According to the US Treasury Department, the Cognitive Design Production Center has been planning to conduct influence operations on behalf of the IRGC since at least 2023 to incite tension among US voters.
The US Treasury Department also accused the Moscow-based Center for Geopolitics (CGE) of spreading false information about candidates in the US election, manipulating a video to create “accusations”. baseless connection to the 2024 vice presidential candidate.” The ministry did not specify which candidates were targeted.
The US Treasury Department also confirmed that CGE, at the direction of the GRU, used artificial intelligence (AI) tools to create false information transmitted on a network of websites designed to look like the companies. legal news.
The US Treasury Department accuses GRU of providing financial support to CGE and a network of US-based coordinators to build and maintain their AI-powered servers, and maintain a network of at least 100 website used in disinformation operations.
In response, the Russian Embassy in the US affirmed in a statement sent to Reuters: “Russia has not and does not interfere in the internal affairs of other countries, including the US. As President Vladimir Putin has said, repeatedly emphasized that we respect the will of the American people. Any reference to a “Russian conspiracy” is a malicious slander, invented for use in internal political fights. in America”.
Iran’s delegation to the United Nations in New York City did not immediately respond to a request for comment, according to Reuters.
