The American Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, has reacted after the cyber attack on our country by Iran and the decision to cut off diplomatic relations with the latter.
Through a post on Twitter, Blinken writes that no attack on the United States of America or its allies will be tolerated.
"We are imposing sanctions on Iran's Ministry of Intelligence and Security and its minister for engaging in active cyber activities against the US and our allies. We will not tolerate cyber attacks targeting US interests, infrastructure or services. or of our allies," the post reads.
The United States announced today the imposition of sanctions on the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence and Security and its minister Esmail Khatibi for involvement in cyber activities against the United States and its allies, citing among these activities, the cyber attack on Albania.
We are designating Iran's Ministry of Intelligence and Security and its Minister for engaging in cyber-enabled activities against the US and our allies. We won't tolerate cyberattacks targeting the US or our allies' interests, infrastructure, or services.
— Secretary Antony Blinken (@SecBlinken) September 9, 2022