The Trump campaign claimed that some of its internal communications were hacked and blamed the Iranian government. This statement came after news website Politico reported receiving emails from an anonymous account with documents from inside Trump's operation.
The Trump campaign spokesperson, Steven Cheung, said in a statement that the documents were obtained illegally from foreign sources hostile to the United States. He also referred to a report from Microsoft researchers that said Iranian government-tied hackers tried breaking into the account of a "high-ranking official" on the U.S. presidential campaign in June.
Cheung said that the Iranians know that President Trump will stop their reign of terror just like he did in his first four years in the White House. Trump had tense relations with Iran while in office. Under Trump, the United States killed Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani in 2020 and withdrew from the Iran nuclear deal.
Trump survived an assassination attempt in July. While there have been no suggestions that the suspect was linked to Iran, CNN reported last month that the U.S. had intelligence about an Iranian plot against Trump. Iran has denied such charges.