Category Archives: Iran

Today’s NYT, on Iran’s growing cyber capabilities: The targets have included several American oil, gas and electricity companies, which government officials have refused to identify. The goal is not espionage, they say, but sabotage. Government officials describe the attacks as … Continue reading →

From the NYT: The diplomat, based in Vienna, the headquarters of the International Atomic Energy Agency, cited a letter from Iranian officials to the I.A.E.A. saying it wants to upgrade its main enrichment plant at Natanz. The upgrade could speed … Continue reading →

From the NYT: Since September, intruders have caused major disruptions to the online banking sites of Bank of America, Citigroup, Wells Fargo, U.S. Bancorp, PNC, Capital One, Fifth Third Bank, BB&T and HSBC. They employed DDoS attacks, or distributed denial … Continue reading →

From today’s Roll Call: Overwhelming majorities in both chambers are on record in support of a policy that rules out containment of a nuclear-armed Iran as an option. And lawmakers, including Sen.Lindsey Graham, are eyeing new resolutions that would back … Continue reading →

From the summary: “Any such conflict would have a major impact on world oil prices for an unknown period of time at a point the global economy is in crisis. It could trigger serious clashes in the Gulf and spill … Continue reading →

Once again, CNN has been giving ISIS reports on Iran’s alleged nuclear facility at Parchin completely credulous coverage. For the record, a few pertinent facts: No one at ISIS is a qualified imagery analyst or has an Intelligence Community background … Continue reading →