From a New York Times story and additional reporting by Al Jazeera: Known as Project Raven, hackers employed state-of-the-art cyber-espionage tools to help the UAE engage in surveillance of other governments, armed groups, and human rights activists critical of the monarchy. Interviews by Reuters news agency in 2019 with former Raven operatives, along with a...
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Merkel Backs U.S. Assertion that Iran Is Behind Tanker Attacks
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said there was "strong evidence" that Iran had been involved in the attack on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman last week.
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Navy Releases Video of Alleged Iranian Attack, Proving Nothing
As the Trump administration blamed Iran for two attacks on Persian Gulf oil tankers and Iran blamed a U.S. “false flag” operation, the U.S. Navy released this video that shows an alleged Iranian ship, allegedly removing an unexploded mine from the side of a tanker. The claims for the video are unverified. Given the Trump...