[Karah Rucker]
THE U.S. TREASURY DEPARTMENT HAS ANNOUNCED NEW SANCTIONS TARGETING TWO FOREIGN ORGANIZATIONS ACCUSED OF ATTEMPTING TO INTERFERE IN THE 2024 U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.
THE SANCTIONS TARGET A RUSSIA GROUP LINKED TO MOSCOW’S FOREIGN MILITARY INTELLIGENCE AGENCY –
AND AN IRANIAN GROUP LINKED BACK TO THE COUNTRY’S MILITARY GROUP.
THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT IS ALLEGING BOTH ARE BEHIND EFFORTS TO SPREAD DISINFORMATION AND SOW DIVISION AMONG AMERICAN VOTERS.
THE GROUP WITH TIES TO RUSSIA’S GOVERNMENT USED ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TO GENERATE FAKE NEWS STORIES AND MANIPULATE VIDEOS – ACCORDING TO THE U.S. TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
THE GROUP ALLEGEDLY MADE ONLINE VIDEOS ATTEMPTING TO SMEAR THE IMAGE OF VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS’ RUNNING MATE TIM WALZ –
AND ACCORDING TO THE U.S. GOVERNMENT –
RAN A NETWORK OF OVER 100 FAKE WEBSITES DESIGNED TO DECEIVE AN AMERICAN AUDIENCE – SPREADING FALSE CLAIMS REGARDING THE 2024 ELECTION.
THE GROUP WITH TIES TO IRAN’S ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY GUARD IS ACCUSED OF PLANNING SIMILAR INFLUENCE OPERATIONS SINCE AT LEAST 2023 –
AIMED AT CREATING SOCIO-POLITICAL UNREST IN THE U.S. –
ACCORDING TO THE TREASURY’S PRESS RELEASE.
TREASURY OFFICIALS SAY THE NEW SANCTIONS ARE PART OF A BROADER EFFORT TO SAFEGUARD U.S. ELECTIONS FROM FOREIGN INTERFERENCE.
THE SANCTIONS FREEZE ALL ASSETS IN THE U.S. BELONGING TO THE TARGETED ORGANIZATIONS – AND IT PREVENTS ANY AMERICAN ENGAGEMENT OR INVESTMENTS WITH THE RUSSIAN AND IRANIAN GROUPS.
THIS MOVE COMES AFTER MULTIPLE WARNINGS FROM THE FBI ABOUT THE GROWING THREAT OF FOREIGN INFLUENCE IN U.S. ELECTIONS.
THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT SAID IN A STATEMENT –
“Today’s sanctions build on numerous previous U.S. government actions that have disrupted Iran’s attempts to undermine confidence in our democratic institutions and Russia’s global malign influence campaigns and illicit cyber activities. The United States continues to closely monitor efforts by malicious actors to influence or interfere in the integrity of our elections. The ultimate goal of sanctions is not to punish, but to bring about a positive change in behavior.”
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