One Iranian official said elections being held almost
simultaneously in two of Iran’s main adversaries present a rare opportunity to
exploit vulnerabilities in their democratic systems.
“We have been looking into ways to recruit agents in both
the American and Israeli regimes’ election processes,” the official said.
“It also means we are prepared to disrupt their elections,
their banking, their travel and all their ordinary systems. We are not in favor
of any candidate anywhere, but we would like to see a divided America and a
divided Israel.”
One Iranian official also warned that if Iran were attacked
again, its response would be “larger than before.”
The Telegraph wrote that Israel’s internal political
disputes could complicate the government’s work while giving Iran time to
replenish missile and air defense stocks damaged during this year’s U.S.
strikes.
The U.S. midterm elections are scheduled for Nov. 3.
Americans will elect all 435 members of the House of Representatives and 35 of
the Senate’s 100 members.