{"id":2343569,"date":"2024-09-19T17:47:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-19T21:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-pompeo-predicts-iran-will-double-down-on-election-interference-efforts-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-19T17:48:25","modified_gmt":"2024-09-19T21:48:25","slug":"mike-pompeo-predicts-iran-will-double-down-on-election-interference-efforts-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-pompeo-predicts-iran-will-double-down-on-election-interference-efforts-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Mike Pompeo predicts Iran will \u2018double down\u2019 on election interference efforts &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmike-pompeo-predicts-iran-will-double-down-on-election-interference-efforts-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2343569&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former Secretary of State\u2063 Mike Pompeo has warned that Iran\u2063 will likely\u200c intensify its\u2064 efforts \u2064to interfere in U.S.\u200d presidential elections unless the Biden administration takes a \u2063strong stance against it. He expressed\u2064 concern over recent FBI confirmations that Iranian hackers had stolen information from former President Trump&#8217;s \u2063campaign and shared it with Biden&#8217;s\u200c team before he exited the 2024\u200c race. Pompeo emphasized that without American pressure and consequences, Iran will continue \u2063its aggression, including electoral interference, terrorism in the Middle East, and attempts\u200d on the \u200clives of U.S. officials. He \u200dcriticized the Biden administration for adopting what\u2063 he described as a policy of\u2064 appeasement towards \u2064Iran,\u200c which he believes \u200chas emboldened them and brought them\u2063 closer to\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-iran-just-announce-it-possesses-a-nuclear-weapon\/\" title=\"Fact Check: Did Iran Just Announce It Possesses a Nuclear Weapon?\">acquiring nuclear capabilities<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Mike Pompeo predicts Iran will &lsquo;double down&rsquo; on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/analysis-biden-trump-scandals-freeze-politics-as-voters-worry-over-democracys-future\/\" title=\"Biden and Trump scandals halt politics as voters fear for democracy&#039;s future.\">election interference efforts<\/a><\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1763999\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former Secretary of State <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-pompeo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Mike Pompeo<\/a> warned that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Iran<\/a> would &ldquo;double down&rdquo; its efforts to interfere with the United States&rsquo;s presidential election so long as there is no resistance from the Biden administration.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The FBI confirmed Wednesday that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3159064\/iranian-hackers-sent-stolen-trump-materials-biden-campaign-fbi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Iranian hackers stole information<\/a> from former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump&rsquo;s<\/a> campaign and shared it with President<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> Joe Biden<\/a>&lsquo;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 &ldquo;deeply concerning,&rdquo; especially how Iran is &ldquo;clearly weighing in on one side&rdquo; to aid Biden.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If the Iranians don&rsquo;t feel pressure, if there&rsquo;s no cost, if we don&rsquo;t use American power to push back against them, that&rsquo;s true when they&rsquo;re trying to assassinate presidents and former officials like myself, that&rsquo;s true when they are conducting terror campaigns in Gaza, and by Hezbollah in the Middle East, and it is true in interfering in our elections,&rdquo; Pompeo said on Fox News&rsquo;s <em>America Reports<\/em>. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Iranians have a full-throated effort to undermine the United States of America, and this administration, the Biden Administration, went back to the Obama policies of coddle, appease, and allow the Iranians to run over them, and sell their goods around the world. And now they&rsquo;re closer to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pm-netanyahu-israel-will-not-allow-iran-to-obtain-a-nuclear-weapon\/\" title=\"PM Netanyahu: Israel will not allow Iran to obtain a nuclear weapon\">nuclear weapon<\/a>, and continuing to cast their weight in our election against President Trump,&rdquo; he continued.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2604448&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=41eb9662998b3470473b1cc3473ae88e\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Pompeo added that ensuring Iran fears the U.S. is necessary as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/technology\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>technology<\/a> advances, specifically in the areas of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/artificial-intelligence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>artificial intelligence<\/a> and deepfakes. He also said there is a chance of &ldquo;serious interference&rdquo; that could influence &ldquo;tens of thousands of votes&rdquo; with Iran&rsquo;s use of this technology.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Iranians have a deep effort, and we&rsquo;ve done virtually nothing to tell them &lsquo;stop this&rsquo; and impose cost in the event that they don&rsquo;t,&rdquo; Pompeo said.<\/p>\n<p>The emails the hackers sent to the Biden campaign &ldquo;contained an excerpt taken from stolen, non-public material from former President Trump&rsquo;s campaign as text in the emails,&rdquo; according to a U.S. government statement. <\/p>\n<p>The hackers have continued to send emails to media organizations concerning Trump&rsquo;s campaign, and publications have refused to publish the details.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>FBI officials have stated there is no evidence that the Biden campaign solicited or responded to the emails.<\/p>\n<p>Karoline Leavitt, the Trump campaign spokeswoman, responded to the news by stating it is &ldquo;further proof the Iranians are actively interfering in the election,&rdquo; and that both Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris need to clarify whether or not they used this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-at-durham-sussmann-trial-says-they-rejected-alfa-bank-claims-within-days\/\" title=\"FBI at Durham-Sussmann Trial Says They Rejected Alfa-Bank Claims Within Days\">information passed<\/a> to them by the Iranians.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1763999\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1763999\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mike Pompeo has warned that Iran is likely to intensify its efforts to interfere in the U.S. presidential election if the Biden administration does not take action against them. The FBI revealed on Wednesday that Iranian hackers had obtained information from former President Donald Trump&#8217;s campaign and shared it with President Joe Biden&#8217;s team before he withdrew from the 2024 race. Pompeo, who served in the Trump administration, expressed concern over this interference, noting that Iran appears to be supporting Biden. He stated on Fox News\u2019s America Reports that without pressure or consequences for their actions\u2014whether it&#8217;s attempts to assassinate officials or conducting terror campaigns\u2014Iran will continue its aggressive tactics, including meddling in U.S. elections.<\/p>\n<p>Pompeo criticized the current administration for reverting to previous policies of appeasement towards Iran, which he believes has allowed them to strengthen their position and come closer to developing nuclear weapons while also influencing U.S. elections against Trump. He emphasized the importance of making sure Iran perceives a threat from the U.S., especially as technology evolves with advancements like artificial intelligence and deepfakes, which could lead to significant electoral interference affecting many votes.<\/p>\n<p>He pointed out that Iranian hackers have been sending emails containing stolen material related to Trump&#8217;s campaign but noted there is no evidence suggesting that Biden&#8217;s campaign solicited or responded to these communications. Karoline Leavitt, a spokesperson for Trump&#8217;s campaign, called this situation further evidence of Iranian interference and urged both Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris to clarify whether they utilized any information provided by Iranian sources<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2343570,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Mike-Pompeo-Iran-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[32119,3823,41019,5894,32076],"class_list":["post-2343569","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-election-interference","tag-iran","tag-mike-pompeo","tag-politics","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Mike-Pompeo-Iran-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2343569","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2343569"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2343569\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2343570"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2343569"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2343569"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2343569"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}