Tehran: Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman, Saeed Khatibzadeh, has denied US allegations of meddling in the 2020 US presidential elections, while also slamming new US penalties imposed on six Iranian citizens and an Iranian corporation under that "false pretext." "The Islamic Republic of Iran condemns the new US sanctions as desperate and illegitimate moves in the continuation of (previous US President Donald Trump's) failing strategy of maximal pressure," Khatibzadeh was quoted as saying on Iran's Foreign Ministry's website.

According to sources, the US government has a long history of interfering in the affairs of other countries in various forms to manipulate public opinion.

The US Treasury Department announced sanctions against six Iranian citizens and an Iranian cyber firm on Thursday for "attempting to sway" the 2020 presidential election in the United States.

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