The analysis is devoted to the activities of the Iranian intelligence services during the US presidential election in 2020 in light of a US National Intelligence Council report. It mainly focuses on activities in cyberspace, which was the main field of Iranian activity. The analysis presents the history of the use of cyberspace by the authorities in Tehran, the institutions responsible for its use and examples of its use. The activities of the Iranian services have been placed in the broader context of bilateral political relations between Tehran and Washington.

Wiktor Kowalski

KBN Analysis no. 6 (86) / 2021

10 May 2021

The analysis is devoted to the activities of the Iranian intelligence services during the US presidential election in 2020 in light of a US National Intelligence Council report. It mainly focuses on activities in cyberspace, which was the main field of Iranian activity. The analysis presents the history of the use of cyberspace by the authorities in Tehran, the institutions responsible for its use and examples of its use. The activities of the Iranian services have been placed in the broader context of bilateral political relations between Tehran and Washington.

In the photo: Ali Khamenei at a polling station during the 2017 Iranian presidential election.

Photo credit: Ali Khamenei’s official webpage.