President Donald Trump approved an offensive cyber strike that disabled Iranian computer systems used to
control rocket and missile launches, even as he backed away from a conventional military attack in response to its shoot-down Thursday of an unmanned U.S.
Computers belonging to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard - which
control rocket and missile launchers - are believed to have been targeted.
December 6, 2017- Reuters WASHINGTON, June 22 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump approved an offensive cyber strike that disabled Iranian computer systems used to
control rocket and missile launches, The Washington Post quoted people familiar with the matter as saying Saturday.
The cyber attacks, coordinated with the US Central Command, disabled Iranian computer systems used to
control rocket and missile launches, The Washington Post reported.
BAGHDAD (NINA) - The United States on Thursday launched cyber attacks that hampered Iranian electronic systems used to
control rocket fire, the Washington Post reported.
It crippled computers used to
control rocket and missile launches, according to the Post, while Yahoo News said a spying group responsible for tracking ships in the Gulf was targeted.
He also stressed that the leaders of the different factions "definitely can"
control rocket fire from the Gaza Strip.