Washington, Aug 13 (AP) The FBI has said it is investigating allegations that sensitive documents from the Trump campaign were stolen in a cyber intrusion days after the campaign declared it had been hacked by Iran.

The FBI on Monday released a brief statement reading, “We can confirm the FBI is investigating this matter”.

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The campaign provided no specific evidence of Iran's involvement, but the claim came shortly after Microsoft issued a report detailing foreign agents' attempts to interfere in the US campaign in 2024. The report cited an instance of an Iranian military intelligence unit in June sending “a spear-phishing email to a high-ranking official of a presidential campaign from a compromised email account of a former senior advisor”.

Iran's mission to the United Nations, when asked about the claim of the Trump campaign, denied being involved. (AP)

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