Iran telecommunications minister Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi [File:Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu]
Reuters: Iran says U.S. cyber attacks failed, hints talks are possible
* Iran brushes off U.S. cyber attacks
* Britain fears "accidental war"
* Iran, U.S. say other side must move first before talks
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia/LONDON, June 24 (Reuters) - Iran said on Monday U.S. cyber attacks on its military had failed, while also hinting that it could be willing to discuss new concessions with Washington if the United States were to lift sanctions and offer new incentives.
The longtime foes have come the closest in years to a direct military confrontation in the past week with the shooting down of a U.S. drone by Iran. U.S. President Donald Trump aborted a retaliatory strike just minutes before impact.
U.S. media have reported that the United States launched cyber attacks even as Trump called off the air strike. The Washington Post said on Saturday that the cyber strikes, which had been planned previously, had disabled Iranian rocket launch systems. U.S. officials have declined to comment.
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Update #1: Iran denies being hit by US cyberattack (Al Jazeera)
Update #2: Iran: US botched retaliatory cyberattack, will see 'crushing response' to drone flights (USA Today)
WNU Editor: I was very skeptical when I read that President Trump ordered cyber attacks against Iran. The Iranian military does not strike me as a force that is heavily reliant on their computer networks to wage war, and I suspect that what they do use is heavily protected and off the grid.
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So why make such an announcement? Assuming the Iranians were even aware of a cyber attack and stopped it, why not just let the US think it was successful so they don't try a different approach.
Because these announcements aren't made for you or I.
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