I had no idea that Iran was trying to influence Scottish elections (or, more accurately, that a group in Iran was trying to do it - it this was truly government-run, I'd assume they'd still have access). Funny how only the shutting off of internet access made it obvious (to the point of undeniability).
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What was the Iranian interest in Scotland?
UK (NATO) has nuclear bases in Scotland and the independence party of Scotland opposes nuclear weapons on its soil.
It’s in Iran’s interest to undermine UK (and therefore Israel).
My guess is that it's not that Iran cares specifically, but they have either a well-run or a state-sanctioned group that does disinfo, and they' being paid by someone with an interest in Ireland.
It’s disturbing how much of what we see is fake.