Translate the following English sentence to French:
"As to the question about the United States and the UK: the reason why we asked for clarification recently was the interviews which were given by a former official of the intelligence agency of the United States."
En ce qui concerne la question des États-Unis et du Royaume-Uni : la raison qui nous a poussés à demander des éclaircissements récemment, ce sont les interviews données par un ancien responsable des services secrets américains.