Iran blames Israel for blackout, vows revenge
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Iran has blamed Israel on Monday for an act of “cybersabotage” that caused a blackout at the country’s Natanz nuclear facility. Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif vowed to “take revenge” against Israel. Israel has not claimed responsibility. The extent of the damage to the centrifuges at Natanz is unknown but an Iranian official said the blackout led to a fire and a minor explosion.
The rising tensions between Israel and Iran — which some analysts describe as a shadow conflict — come as representatives from the Biden administration are in Vienna, Austria, to negotiate a reentry by the US into the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action — the nuclear accord with Iran. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to stop the deal.