Iran Seeking Vengeance For Alleged Cyber Attack By Israel, Could Have Been Catastrophic

Iran is livid at an attack done at their underground nuclear site last Apr. 11. The cyberattack was reportedly carried out by eternal enemy Israel and could have been catastrophic considering it happened not long after new advanced centrifuges were activated to enrich its uranium.

Per Iran officials, the Natanz uranium enrichment plant was the target of potential nuclear terrorism when the site experienced a power failure. With uranium involved to power the site, the high levels of it present at the underground site could have resulted in a nuclear bomb. Israel has vowed that Iran will never be able to produce nuclear weapons and there lies the conflict between the two countries.

Thankfully, the alleged cyberattack did not result in any damage and no human lives were affected. But if one thinks of what may have been, the thought alone is catastrophic. According to Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh, this was a crime against humanity and such actions are in line with the essence of the Zionist regime.

Only the least efficient centrifuge known as IR1 was damaged due to the incident. They will be replaced with advanced ones per reports.

Israel has yet to issue a statement on being responsible for the cyberattacks. However, reports from top-level intelligence claim that the attack at the nuclear site was carried out by spy agency Mossad.

However, US intelligence claims that a large explosion had destroyed the independent internal power system that had centrifuges at the underground facility. Hence, it could take roughly nine months before the uranium enrichment can continue, the New York Times reported.

A person identified to be behind the blackout is now being hunted down according to Nour News who got the information from an unnamed Ministry of Intelligence official. The White House announced they were aware of what had happened but added that the US had nothing to do with the attacks, Bloomberg reported.

“This would have been counter to the U.S. intent to return to compliance with the nuclear deal,” Sanam Vakil, deputy head and senior research fellow at Chatham House’s Middle East and North Africa program said. “I suspect Tehran will attempt to extract further concessions or guarantees from Washington.”