As tensions bristle in the Middle East following the Trump administration's air strikes on Iran, hackers allegedly backed by the Iranian government are flashing their wild card: 100 gigabytes' worth of emails scraped from the president's 2024 election campaign. Though war hawks in the US and Israel have been warning of an "imminent threat" posed by Iran's nuclear weapons program for well over 30 years, the broader Western intelligence community has tended to disagree. Given the tide of scandals Trump has weathered in recent years, a dossier on his latest messy secrets might not move the needle as much as a nuke — though it could be a powerful testament to Iran's hacking talent pool.
Author: Joe Wilkins
Published at: 2025-07-01 21:51:59
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