By bne Gulf bureau Tech giant Microsoft has sounded the alarm on Iran’s increasing attempts to sway the upcoming US presidential election, according to a report released on August 8. The Microsoft Threat Analysis Centre (MTAC) has observed a surge in activities by groups linked to the Iranian government, aimed at influencing American voters and gathering intelligence on political campaigns, in the first of its kind statement. ‘In recent weeks, groups connected with the Iranian government have upped two kinds of activity,’ said Clint Watts, General Manager of MTAC. ‘First, they’ve laid the grou…