Iran’s Mission to the U.N., in a statement issued yesterday, denied that hackers backed by Tehran attempted to launch a cyberattack against Boston Children’s Hospital. Yesterday, in a speech at Boston College, FBI director Christopher Wray disclosed the plot, which he said his agency thwarted last summer.
The Iranian denial is unconvincing, to say the least:
Iran has been a victim of cyber-attacks perpetrated by the US and Israeli regime including against its nuclear facilities. Again, we reiterate that this baseless allegation is an example of a psychological warfare and a false flag campaign against Iran and thus of no value. It is ironic that such disinformation campaign is spread by the FBI almost a year after the alleged cyberattack, calling into question the validity of the claim.
It’s worth noting that the statement first attempts to turn Tehran into the victim and draw an equivalence of sorts between an attempted attack on a children’s hospital and operations to prevent Iran’s acquisition of nuclear material. That mindset seems to go a long way toward explaining the regime’s terrorist activities.