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Iran’s key Natanz nuclear site suffered a blackout due to a cyberattack April 12. Senior Israeli officials hinted at the Mossad intelligence agency’s responsibility for this attack. The New York Times cited U.S. and Israeli officials confirming Israel’s role. Iran called the attack an act of “nuclear terrorism.”
This sabotage of the facility’s power grid is a gross violation of Iran’s internationally recognized sovereign right to develop nuclear technology for peaceful purposes. Iran faces the constant threat of military attacks and other violent provocations from the United States, Israel and other hostile countries in the region. However, the country’s government has consistently maintained that it has no intention of developing nuclear weapons.