In order to avoid any embarrassing surprises, presidential campaigns often investigate possible vice presidential nominees. Mr. Vance’s well-known past criticisms of Trump were reportedly marked as “potential vulnerabilities” in the dossier, according to Politico.
The research from Microsoft said: “Iranian cyber-enabled influence operations have been a consistent feature of at least the last three US election cycles.”
During the 2020 presidential race, Microsoft published a comparable dossier claiming that Iranian hackers had compromised presidential campaigns.
In a development unrelated to the attempted shooting in Pennsylvania last month, US security sources have reportedly warned of an Iranian conspiracy to eliminate Trump. On Tuesday, the US justice department announced the charges against a Pakistani national who is believed to have links to Iran. He is being held on suspicion of plotting the assassination of US officials, possibly including the former president.
Iranian officials have been approached by the BBC for comment.
