Russia, Iran Seen by US as Spurring Violence Post-Election
- Intelligence agencies say they may stoke protests, violence
- Foreign actors my seek to ‘disrupt or delay’ vote-counting
Voters wait in line to cast their ballots during the first day of early voting at a polling station in Wilmington, North Carolina, on Oct. 17.
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Russia and Iran may seek to foment violent protests inside the US in the days and weeks after the Nov. 5 election as voting results are being tabulated and certified, US intelligence agencies warned on Tuesday.
The countries may encourage or amplify physical threats of violence against election workers, politicians and others in the post-voting weeks leading up to the Jan. 20 inauguration of the next president, the agencies said in a briefing with reporters.