The Islamic Republic of Iran may escalate its election interference in the United States with direct messages to voters, NBC News reported Wednesday. “While it’s unclear exactly what such an operation would entail, or even if it has already begun, the governments of the U.S., Sweden and Israel have all accused Iran of sending threatening and intimidating [emails] and text messages to their citizens in recent years. The U.S. intelligence community noted this month that Iranian hackers appear to have gained access to some Americans’ voting records, as they did in 2020,” said the report. In addit…