U.S. intelligence officials warn of Iran’s attempts to interfere in presidential election [Video]

Washington — Iran’s efforts to interfere with the 2024 presidential election are growing more aggressive as they target political campaigns — including GOP nominee Donald Trump’s — and the American public with cyber and influence operations, three federal intelligence agencies said in a warning issued Monday. 

The rare joint statement from the FBI, Office of the Director of National Intelligence and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) said the measures Iran is taking to “stoke discord and undermine confidence in our democratic institutions” have increased because the nation’s government “perceives this year’s elections to be particularly consequential” for its domestic policies. 

Intelligence officials for the first time publicly blamed Iran-backed hackers for the targeting of the Trump campaign, which revealed last week that it had been hacked and blamed Iranian actors for stealing and distributing sensitive internal documents.

Three sources familiar with the investigation confirmed to CBS News that federal investigators suspected Iranian hackers targeted individuals associated with the Trump and …