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📰 5 sources 5 articles · 29 Oct 2026, 14:47 → 15 days ago

British report: Iran plans to hack US elections after attempted interference in Israeli elections

A British newspaper quoted Iranian officials as saying that Tehran views the near-simultaneous elections in Israel and the United States as a rare opportunity, and is seeking to recruit agents and carry out hacking attempts in order to deepen divisions. Arab media outlets relayed the report successively, with differing levels of detail.

📍 Where things stand: The matter remains within the scope of a press report relayed by Arab media outlets from a British newspaper, with the published material containing no further details on the nature of the operations or who carried them out.

⏱️ Timeline

  1. 29 Oct 2026, 14:47 A British newspaper reported that Iran is preparing to obstruct the US midterm congressional elections, after it attempted to interfere in the Israeli elections this week. It quoted Iranian officials as saying that Tehran views the nearly simultaneous elections in Israel and the United States as a rare opportunity, and is seeking to recruit agents and hack election systems, while Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei said the Israeli elections are "a competition between gangs".
  2. 29 Oct 2026, 17:07 Al Arabiya and Al Hadath relayed a report stating that Iran plans to hack the US elections, following a similar attempt targeting Israel, without further details on the nature of these attempts or the parties carrying them out or being targeted.
  3. 29 Oct 2026, 20:47 A British newspaper, as relayed by Tawasul News Network, reported that Iran is preparing to disrupt the US congressional elections with the aim of deepening divisions, without further details on the nature of these preparations or their sources.
  4. 29 Oct 2026, 21:27 The British Telegraph newspaper quoted Iranian officials as saying that Tehran is discussing targeting electoral processes in the United States and Israel through recruiting agents and hacking attempts aimed at deepening divisions. One official said Iran has set up cyber groups to hack election systems, while another official described readiness to disrupt elections, banking systems and travel movement. The report also included a reference to the delay in forming the Israeli government.
Timeline written by AI from the sources below; updated as new reports arrive.

How the sources covered it

Al-Youm Al-Sabea and Sky News Arabia focused on details and quotes from Iranian officials, with Al-Youm Al-Sabea citing Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei, while Al Arabiya, Al Hadath and Tawasul News Network limited themselves to a brief relay of the report, with the network adding the stated aim of "deepening divisions".

AI comparison of what each outlet emphasized. It describes emphasis, not accuracy.
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