Iran News Update: June 20, 2012
Israeli Action Led to Virus’s Detection A joint product of U.S. and Israeli intelligence, the Flame computer virus was discovered last month after Israel unilaterally launched a cyberattack on Iran’s oil industry that caught the U.S. “off guard,” according to several US and Western officials (Washington Post 6/19). Reflecting on Moscow Talks A senior U.S. […]
Iran News Roundup: June 14, 2012
US-Russia Strain over Iran’s Role in Syria Russia and Iran, strong allies of Syria, allege the US has sent weapons and troops into Syria to assist opposition forces (NYT 6/13). The claims were denied and countered by US accusations that Russia supplies Syrian opposition groups with helicopter gunships, an allegation denied by the Russian government […]