'The Mossad is behind every attack against Iran,' says former hardline lawmaker
The former chairman of the Iranian parliament's national
security and foreign policy committee, Heshmatollah Falahatpisheh, claimed on
Sunday that Israel's Mossad spy agency is behind the attacks against his
country and criticized the Islamic republic's security forces for not doing
enough to stop the Israeli attacks.
"All the security attacks against Iran are perpetrated
by the Mossad. Although these attacks take place in our country, no one has
given a serious thought to the problem," said Falahatpisheh, who is
affiliated with the conservative political camp in Iran.
He also said called Israel "the Islamic republic's
rival in security and intelligence."
Falahatpisheh 's words echoed comments made recently by
former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and former Iranian Intelligence
Minister Ali Younesi, who both claimed the Mossad has managed to infiltrate the
country's intelligence services.
Falahatpisheh came amid a series of cyberattacks, mysterious
explosions, fires, and mishaps that have plagued the Islamic republic in recent
months.
On Saturday, the Iranian Transportation Ministry's website
was taken down by what state television said was a "cyber
disruption," a day after an apparent cyberattack on the state railway
company.
Fars news agency reported that the hack led to
"unprecedented chaos" at rail stations.
Also on Saturday, a loud blast in north Tehran was caused by
an "unknown object" exploding in a park near state TV headquarters,
Iranian state television reported.
Telecommunications Minister Mohammad Javad Azari-Jahromi
warned on Saturday of possible ransomware attacks unless vulnerabilities in
computer systems were dealt with, Iranian news outlets reported.
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