The United States on Tuesday imposed new sanctions on entities in Iran and Russia accusing them of aiming to stoke “socio-political tensions” and attempting to influence the 2024 U.S. election.

The Treasury Department has announced sanctions against two Russian and Iranian entities, citing attempts to meddle in the November election in the U.S.

The U.S. has imposed sanctions on two groups linked to Russian and Iranian disinformation campaigns targeting this year's election.

The U.S. Treasury Department says organizations in Iran and Russia used fake news sites and deepfakes to try and influence the 2024 election.

The Treasury Department penalizes Russian and Iranian entities that created AI disinformation and tried to hack both parties’ campaigns, respectively

The Treasury Department announced new sanctions on Iranian and Russian entities accused of trying to interfere with the 2024 U.S. elections.

In one scheme, Iranian hackers produced AI-generated fake news websites that told Americans to boycott the 2024 election over the candidates’ support for Israel.