It is an understatement to say that 2015 was a terrible year for the Middle East: the humanitarian disasters spawned by the wars in Syria and Yemen continued unabated; the Islamic State expanded its terrorist operations throughout the region; and Iran accelerated testing of its ballistic missiles and increased its domestic oppression after agreeing to the nuclear deal that will provide Tehran with up to $150 billion in sanctions relief.
Unfortunately, 2016 may already be off to an even worse start. On January 2, Saudi Arabia executed prominent Shia cleric Sheikh Nimr Baqir al-Nimr after his conviction on terrorism charges stemming from his support of mass anti-government protests in 2011. Iran responded by permitting mobs to attack the Saudi missions in Tehran and Mashhad. Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states subsequently cut diplomatic ties with Iran, thereby heightening the already deadly sectarian tensions sweeping the region.
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WNU Editor: While Israel is the cyber superpower in the Middle East .... The Middle East’s Quietly Rising Cyber Super Power (Defense One/Council on Foreign Relations) ... it is constantly being targeted .... Israel Fends Off Unknown Hackers’ Cyberattack On Power Company (OilPrice.com). For Israel .... Iran is always high on the list of suspects when it comes to cyber warfare against Israel .... Israeli generals said among 1,600 global targets of Iran cyber-attack (Times of Israel), and I am sure the Iranians have the same opinion of the Israelis.
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