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Science and Technology

Iranian MP Says Fuel Cyber Attack Was Inside Job

iranintl – A member of the Energy Committee of the Iranian Parliament claimed that the cyber attack on Iran’s fuel supply system was carried out “from inside.” Parviz Mohammadnezhad Ghazimahalleh said on Thursday that the the attack which cut off 70% of the country’s petrol stations was a “physical” one. “They entered the system via a USB or a program from inside,” he added …

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The Car Mafia’s Shadow In Iran-China Electric Vehicle Ventures

iranintl – As Iran’s domestic carmakers lose money due to sanctions, a technological gap and mismanagement, officials are promising to boost the electrical vehicle production. As Iran’s domestic carmakers lose money due to sanctions, a technological gap and mismanagement, officials are promising to boost the electrical vehicle production. The only avenue open to Iran is to make deals with Chinese …

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U.S. Charges Foreign Nationals With Exporting Drone Components To Iran

RFL/RE – The United States has charged two foreign nationals with supplying microelectronics to Iran for use in the drone program run by the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps. The two men, Hossein Hatefi Ardakani of Iran and Gary Lam of China, are accused in an indictment unsealed on December 19 with conspiring to illegally export U.S.-made dual-use microelectronics to Iran. …

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Issues Persist at Iran’s Gas Stations After Hack

Iranwire – Fuel pumps in Iran are reportedly back online a day after a cyberattack paralyzed gas stations across the country, but less than half of stations are still able to take subsidized fuel cards. The CEO of National Iranian Oil Products Distribution Company, Jafar Salari Nesab, said on December 19 that “almost all” gas stations are operational, though only …

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West Accuses Iran of Illegally Testing Missiles, Sending Russia Drones

VOA – The Western powers in the 2015 nuclear agreement with Iran accused Tehran on Monday of developing and testing ballistic missiles, transferring hundreds of drones to Russia, and enriching uranium to an unprecedented 60% level for a country without a nuclear weapons program — all in violation of a U.N. resolution endorsing the deal. Iran and its ally, Russia, …

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Iranintl Exclusive – IRGC Deploy ‘Honeypots’ For Sexpionage On Israeli Forces

Iranintl – One of Iran’s cyber espionage tactics to support Hamas is using Hebrew-speaking women to gather intelligence from Israeli soldiers, Iran International has learned. According to our sources, several of these women are based in the religious city of Mashhad in northeastern Iran and use social media to seduce Israeli soldiers by sending nude images or provocative footage of …

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Software Problem Disrupts Iranian Gas Stations

RFL/RE -Services have been disrupted at about 70 percent of Iran’s gas stations, Oil Minister Javad Owji told state TV on December 18, adding that outside interference is a possibility. From early this morning, gas stations across Iran, particularly in the capital, faced disruptions. “A software problem with the fuel system has been confirmed in some stations across the country …

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Researchers Cite Western Progress in Curbing Electronics Transfers to Russian-Iranian Drone Facility

VOA – U.S. and Ukrainian researchers say Western nations are making progress in trying to curb illicit transfers of Western electronic components to a Russian facility suspected of making Iranian-designed attack drones, but that more needs to be done. The White House released a U.S. intelligence finding June 8 asserting Russia was receiving Iranian materials needed to build an attack …

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EU Slaps Iran Drone Industry With New Sanctions

Iranwire – The European Union has imposed sanctions on six Iranian individuals and five entities it says are involved in Iran’s “development and production of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) used in Russia’s illegal war of aggression.”  “These are the first listings under the newly established framework for restrictive measures in view of Iran’s military support of Russia’s war of aggression …

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Iran Unveils Drones Armed With Air-to-Air Missiles

VOA – Iran has reinforced its air defense capabilities by adding combat drones equipped with air-to-air missiles to its arsenal, state media reported Sunday. “Dozens of Karrar drones armed with air-to-air missiles have been added for air defense in all border areas of the country,” the official IRNA news agency said. The drones, said to have an operational range of …

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