🇺🇸⚡️ — A declassified August 2020 U.S. National Intelligence Council assessment shows several foreign leaders and governments had interests in influencing the U.S. election.

➡️ Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was concerned about a potential Trump loss, viewing him as the “most Saudi-friendly” U.S. president.

➡️ Türkiye’s President Erdoğan sought to covertly influence U.S. political candidates because he “believes that segments of the U.S. government have an entrenched anti-Turkey viewpoint.”

➡️ Iran is identified as one of the main countries seeking to influence the 2020 U.S. presidential election. Iranian leaders wanted Trump to lose the election, citing his administration’s pressure campaign against Tehran and its stated goal of pushing for changes in Iran’s government.

➡️ German Chancellor Angela Merkel “almost certainly” preferred Trump not to win re-election.

🇮🇷❌🌞 — Secondary explosions continue at the Kurdish ammunition depots in Sulaymaniyah Governorate, Iraqi Kurdistan.

🇮🇷❌🇺🇸🇮🇶 — Footage of an Iranian Shahed-136 UAV in the air and MIM-104 Patriot interceptors launching in Erbil.