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A Telegram channel affiliated with Iran-backed militias in Iraq shared a video claiming that Iranian cyber units launched a "counterattack" on Israel following a cyber-attack that paralyzed Iran's power plants back in April 2021.
Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby provided the following readout: Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III spoke with Israeli Defense Minister Benjamin.