Clifford D. May
Last week, I received a message from America’s top spy. You did too, but if you missed it, no worries. I’ll fill you in.
Noting that “the Intelligence Community recognizes the importance of informing the public of foreign efforts to influence our democratic processes,” Avril Haines, the U.S. Director of National Intelligence, sent us “the first of what will be regular updates regarding such threats.”
Of particular and immediate concern, she said, are Iran’s rulers who are becoming “increasingly aggressive in their foreign influence efforts,” adapting their “cyber and influence activities, using social media platforms and issuing threats.”
These efforts, she said, are supported by the “intelligence services” of the Islamic Republic which are eager “to stoke discord and undermine confidence in our democratic institutions.”
Over recent weeks, she added, “We have observed actors tied to Iran’s government posing as activists online, seeking to encourage protests, and even providing financial support to protesters” here in the U.S.
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