The telecoms minister said that Washington’s attempts to disable Iran’s rocket launch systems had been unsuccessful. It follows the US President’s surprise decision to call off air strikes on Iran in the early hours of Friday morning. Instead, the US carried out a long-planned cyber attack which intended to disarm Tehran’s missile capabilities.
Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi said: “They try hard, but have not carried out a successful attack.
“The media asked if the claimed cyber attacks against Iran are true.
“Last year we neutralised 33 million attacks with the (national) firewall.”
Two former intelligence officials said the US targeted a spying group responsible for tracking ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
Rouhani and Trump have traded diplomatic blows (Image: GETTY)
The telecoms minister said the cyber attack failed (Image: GETTY)
The minister said that Iran has been the victim of “cyber terrorism” – citing the Stuxnet virus as the West’s main weapon.
Discovered in 2010, it allegedly has the potential to damage nuclear facilities in Iran – but it appeared to be thwarted by increased Iranian cyber capabilities.
While tensions appeared to simmer after Mr Trump’s somewhat dovish decision last week, the cyberattack indicates that Washington will continue to pressure Tehran.
While the US President vowed retaliation for the
