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Lawmaker Hints at Israel’s Role in Cyberattack against Iran

Iranian women wait for a train in a subway station in the capital Tehran. (AFP)
Iranian women wait for a train in a subway station in the capital Tehran. (AFP)
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Lawmaker Hints at Israel’s Role in Cyberattack against Iran

Iranian women wait for a train in a subway station in the capital Tehran. (AFP)
Iranian women wait for a train in a subway station in the capital Tehran. (AFP)

The Israeli Parliament’s Chairman of the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee Ram Ben Barak hinted at Israel’s role in a cyberattack attack on Iran’s railway network.

On Saturday, Iran’s national railway's website and cargo services were disrupted in a cyberattack. Iran reported unprecedented chaos at stations with hundreds of trains delayed or canceled.

Iranian Minister of telecommunications Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi warned about possible cyberattacks though ransomwares.

Ben Barak said that Iran continues to launch attacks against Israeli institutions and bodies. It therefore must be aware that it is not secure, he added, without confirming that Israel stands behind the cyberattack.

Ben Barak stressed that Israel can’t stand idle towards attacks on it.

In 2019, an error in the Iranian railway company’s computer servers caused multiple delays in train services.

After the "Stuxnet" cyberattack in 2000, the authorities disconnected most of the infrastructure from the internet. At that time, it was reported that the cyberattack was carried out jointly by the US and Israel, Israel Defense editor Dan Arkin said.

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UN COP16 Nature Summit Creates Permanent Body for Indigenous Peoples

FILE PHOTO: A Brazilian indigenous woman wears a feather headdress, during a press conference at the 16th United Nations Biodiversity Summit (COP16), in Yumbo, Colombia October 31, 2024. REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: A Brazilian indigenous woman wears a feather headdress, during a press conference at the 16th United Nations Biodiversity Summit (COP16), in Yumbo, Colombia October 31, 2024. REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez/File Photo
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UN COP16 Nature Summit Creates Permanent Body for Indigenous Peoples

FILE PHOTO: A Brazilian indigenous woman wears a feather headdress, during a press conference at the 16th United Nations Biodiversity Summit (COP16), in Yumbo, Colombia October 31, 2024. REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: A Brazilian indigenous woman wears a feather headdress, during a press conference at the 16th United Nations Biodiversity Summit (COP16), in Yumbo, Colombia October 31, 2024. REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez/File Photo

Countries at the UN COP16 summit on nature on Friday approved a measure to create a permanent body for Indigenous peoples to consult on United Nations decisions about nature conservation.
The consultative body is considered a breakthrough in recognizing the role that Indigenous peoples play in conserving nature globally, including some of the most biodiverse areas of the planet, according to Indigenous and environmental advocates, reported Reuters.
Nearly 200 countries convened in the Columbian city of Cali aiming to implement the 2022 Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework agreement, which aims to halt the rapid decline of nature by 2030.
The consultative body, which will also extend to local communities, will help to incorporate traditional knowledge and practices into conservation efforts.
Countries also adopted a measure that recognizes the role of people of African descent in caring for nature, which COP16 host Colombia said would grant such communities easier access to resources to fund their biodiversity projects and participate in global environmental discussions.
The measure's adoption was met with chants and singing by campaigners, as well as words of thanks from Colombia Foreign Minister Luis Gilberto Murillo, who said the breakthrough was particularly important for Latin America and the Caribbean.
"Our territories, which cover much of the natural wealth of the planet, have also been home to people of African descent and Indigenous peoples whose sustainable practices are needed to face the environmental challenges that we all share today," Murillo said.
Earlier in the week, Armenia was announced as the host of COP17, which will be held in 2026.