ALBANIA | An Iranian Attack?
In July and September 2022, Iran launched a series of highly damaging cyber attacks against Albania. Carefully planned and executed, the attacks targeted various Albanian government services and critical infrastructure. In response, Tirana severed diplomatic relations with Tehran, the first time any country has broken off diplomatic relations with another state following a cyber attack. But why did the Islamic Republic of Iran launch such a serious attack on Albania? On the surface, there would seem to be little reason for it. However, underneath there is a fascinating story.
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Since the Iranian Revolution in 1979, Iran has had extremely strained relations with many countries, not least of all the United States. This has led to forty years of tensions. As part of this, the United States has supported various dissident groups, including the People’s Mujaheddin Organisation of Iran (PMOI), or Mojahedin-e-Khalq, also known as MEK. And it was this that seems to have been behind the latest attack. Having previously been based in Iraq, the group relocated to Albania in 2014-16 where it changed its tactics. Instead of direct armed insurgencies, it set up troll farms and came to the forefront on the online battle against Iran. And it’s this that appears to have led to the attack by Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence. But while the attack against Albania was heavily condemned by the United States, and other NATO members, Albania held off calling for joint action under the terms of the Chapter 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty, which provides for collective defence. Nevertheless, the incident raises some very important questions about cyber warfare and the future of conflict in the 21st century.
CHAPTERS
0:00 Introduction and Titles
00:53 The Growing Challenge of Cyber Warfare
02:23 Background to Iran and Albania
03:10 Persia and the Iranian Revolution
04:10 Iranian Foreign Policy after the Revolution
05:57 The People’s Mojahedin of Iran / MEK
07:22 MEK/PMOI Moves from Iraq to Albanian
08:53 Iran’s Cyber Attack on Albania
10:06 Albania and the United States Respond to Iran’s Attack
11:41 Cyber Warfare in the 21st Century
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FURTHER READING & USEFUL SOURCES
People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran https://english.mojahedin.org
Albanian Foreign Ministry https://www.punetejashtme.gov.al/en/
Iran Foreign Ministry https://en.mfa.ir
Cyber Security and Infrastructure Security Agency Report https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/sites/def...
Prime Minister Rama Address to Albanian on the Cyber Attacks
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Terrorists, cultists – or champions of Iranian democracy? The wild wild story of the MEK https://amp.theguardian.com/news/2018...
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