There is now no doubt that the Islamic Republic of Iran is waging a comprehensive campaign in the United States to prevent the election of Donald Trump in November and sow discord in our country. This should deeply concern every American, particularly Christians and Jews, regardless of party affiliation.
Iran is a theocracy built on radical Shiite Islamic ideology. Its leaders have declared war on Judeo-Christian civilization. They, along with millions of Iranians, believe that an "Islamic Messiah" is coming soon and will make himself known by slaughtering Christians and Jews. In light of this belief, it is noteworthy that Iran is on the verge of creating nuclear weapons. Here is the chronology of recent Iranian activity in America:
• July—US intelligence officials said Iran was trying to undermine Trump's bid to regain the White House and sow discord in the United States.
• August 7—a Pakistani man with ties to Iran was charged in an assassination plot to kill Trump.
• August 8—the assassination attempt took place in Butler, Pennsylvania. Presently, there is no known linkage to Iran for that near-tragedy. However, we have known for several years that Iran has been attempting to assassinate former President Trump, former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, and other former officials. The reason is that Iranians are angry over Trump eliminating their top terrorist commander, Qassem Soleimani.
• August 9—Microsoft issued a report citing their evidence that Iranian cyber-criminals had hacked into a US presidential campaign. The mega-tech did not identify which campaign was targeted, but The Washington Post confirmed that Microsoft was referring to Trump's candidacy.
• August 10—Trump's campaign confirmed they had been the victim of a foreign hack that stole sensitive documents. The Washington Post and Politico both admitted they were contacted by an anonymous source who offered them proprietary information that could be used to hurt Trump's campaign, including material about his election strategy.
• August 10—The Wall Street Journal reported that its investigation uncovered 91 accounts on TikTok, that appear to be controlled by Iran and communist China, spreading massive lies about former President Trump. Videos from those accounts were sent to users an astonishing 108 million times. Some videos were also critical of President Biden, but the overwhelming majority were intended to damage Trump.
Foreign interference in American elections must never be tolerated. Our government must hold Iran accountable for its efforts to "hack" our constitutional republic.