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Iran is attempting to influence Scotland to split from the UK by using fake social media accounts to “promote disunity and division”, a think tank said.
Tehran is putting “considerable effort” into developing a strong political relationship with Scottish nationalists who want independence, a report by the Henry Jackson Society in London said.
It is understood that Iran, which has a long history of hostility towards Britain, would like to see Scotland break away as a means of undermining UK power.
With key elections to the Scottish Parliament on Thursday, the London think tank claimed cyber specialists working for Iran were using false Twitter and Facebook accounts to influence voters.