TEHRAN- The Permanent Mission of Iran to the United Nations has dismissed claims regarding Tehran's alleged involvement in the hacking of the election campaign of former U.S. President and Republican candidate Donald Trump.

As reported by Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Iranian mission to the United Nations issued a statement refuting a report by Politico, an American digital news outlet, which alleged that it had obtained documents regarding Iran's involvement in hacking the Trump campaign. 

The report also claimed that the publication had started receiving emails from an unidentified account that included documents related to the internal operations of the Trump campaign.

The mission's statement addressed the claim made by Politico, asserting, “We do not attribute credibility to this news, as the Iranian government lacks both the intent and motivation to intervene in the American presidential elections.”

Steven Cheung, a spokesperson for the Trump campaign, asserted that internal documents were obtained from an anonymous source, which was designed to disrupt the 2024 election and create disorder within the democratic process. 

Additionally, the Trump campaign referenced a June report from Microsoft, which indicated that hackers associated with Iran attempted to infiltrate the account of a senior official from an undisclosed presidential campaign, highlighting that the breach was executed using the email credentials of a former senior advisor. 

The Iranian mission to the United Nations provided clarification on Friday, addressing inquiries regarding the Microsoft report. 

Iran’s mission to the UN stated, “Iran is a victim of numerous cyber-attacks aimed at its infrastructure, public service facilities, and industrial sectors. The nation’s cyber capabilities are primarily defensive and correspond to the threats it encounters.” 

This accusation related to the elections emerged shortly after another media narrative suggested Iran's involvement in a shooting incident at a rally for Trump, a claim that Iranian officials dismissed as nonsensical, unfounded, and prejudiced. 

Earlier on August 9, a spokesman for Microsoft company declared, “Iran was involved in cyber activities aimed at interfering with the U.S. electoral process.”

After these accusations, Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has officially declared that it has neither the intention nor the plan to carry out cyberattacks against the United States during its upcoming presidential elections.