The Mabna Institute is one of the Persian leading management of giving expert advice to professionals of the firms. This Institute is claimed of theft for valuable intellectual property and data. The US punishments inflicted on 10 citizens and the tech firm of cyber attacks on at least 320 universities worldwide, as well as US firms and government agencies. The Mabna Institute was official in the year 2013, and US prosecutors presumed that this company was constructed to help Iranian research organisations steal information. The hackers are known to be fugitives of justice and will face expulsion in many countries. The intrusions made were done at the command of the Iranian government. President Trump sees the agreement negotiated by Obama administration, is flawed, and he has vowed to withdraw from it. When he decides where to renew a presidential waiver of US sanctions lifted in exchange for Iran's reversal of an alleged nuclear program. This will cause the US to punish Iran for other activities made like, the development of long-range ballistic missiles, its use of proxy forces to fight wars in Syria and Yemen, and the buildup of asymmetric capabilities, including cyber warfare. This will add even more tension between the Islamic Republic and the US.
Discussion Question:
Do you think that because of Washington's stance of belligerence against the Islamic Republic caused this cyber attack?
The Iranian company and 10 individuals of the alleged cyber attacks, involving hundreds of universities has the US impose sanctions. How will these sanctions affect both Iran and the US?
When international issues around cyber-security arises, the US needs to present itself as an ally to fight these criminals instead of instantly assuming that the government caused such an attack and taking actions against them. Even if the attacks were government sanctioned, a show of friendly geniality could discourage other future attacks.
ReplyDeleteSimilar to trade sanctions on China, it is evident that the US has a dominant stance in world politics. This means that although Trump’s “America First” policy is appealing, it is not ideal due to the fact that every decision the US makes ultimately affects other nations. Consequently, these nations respond in retaliation, including the Republic of Iran. Iran will most likely continue to protest against US sanctions until they are stable once more. However, this will end up harming the US. In contrast to Alexander’s comment, I do not think it is necessary, or even possible, for US to be a friendly ally of Iran due to political and governmental differences. In the same vein, I do think that it will be a necessary move for the US to maintain diplomatic relations with other nations as of currently and eliminate rash actions that would cause strong reactions from other nations.
ReplyDeleteThe sanctions will anger Iranians and will only cause more cyber attacks on the US. As mentioned in the article, it can prevent the scientific growth of Iranians, which gives the US an advantage. I agree with Alex that negotiating with Iran to find the suspects will lighten the situation instead of creating a cyber sanction. If the US were less aggressive towards the Islamic Republic, it'll probably decrease the number of cyber attacks
ReplyDeleteThe American government's attitude towards the Middle East is often offensive, and this belligerence against the Islamic Republic motivates cyber attacks against the US. Automatically assigning blame to Iran must infuriate the government as well as Iranians. These sanctions will weaken the relationship between Iran and the US.Inciting anger around the world because of Trump's racist outlook on the world negatively impacts not only other countries, but Americans as well. It paints a bad picture for the American public as a whole. To prevent cyber attacks, we must work respectfully with other countries, especially those in the Middle East, like Iran.
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