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| US confident there was no cyberspying breach in Iran talks | |
| 2015-06-12 | |
| [IsraelTimes] State Department says it has 'taken steps' during nuclear negotiations to ensure that details remain 'behind closed doors' US Secretary of State John F. I was in Vietnam, you knowKerry Former Senator-for-Life from Massachussetts, self-defined war hero, speaker of French, owner of a lucky hat,conqueror of Cambodia, and current Secretary of State... (L) talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on May 30, 2015 in Geneva (AFP photo/pool/Susan Walsh) The US State Department -- on the front lines of the sensitive Iran nuclear negotiations -- said Thursday it was confident there had been no security breach, after Swiss and Austrian Sherlocks launched probes into alleged cyber-spying. Spokesman Jeff Rathke told news hounds that the US government was aware of the investigations that had been opened, and that Washington had "close working relationships" with both countries. "We've taken steps throughout the negotiations to ensure that confidential details and discussions remain behind closed doors," Rathke said. The delicate talks underway for nearly two years between Iran and six world powers on curbing Tehran's nuclear program have mainly taken place in hotels in Geneva, Lausanne, Montreux, Zurich and Vienna. Swiss and Austrian Sherlocks are separately looking into possible spying at the hotels. The Swiss attorney general's office said it had seized computer equipment on "suspicion of illegal intelligence services operating in Switzerland ...home of the Helvetians, famous for cheese, watches, yodeling, and William Tell... Israel, which is vehemently opposed to any nuclear deal with Iran, has denied its secret services were involved. The probes come after Russian-based security firm Kaspersky Lab said a computer worm widely linked to Israel was used to spy on the negotiations. Negotiators from Iran and the six world powers -- Britannia, China, La Belle France, Germany, Russia and the United States -- are trying to meet a June 30 deadline to reach a definitive deal. Late Wednesday, a senior US administration official said Washington had "terrific capabilities to try to ensure security" but cautioned: "Nothing ever stays completely secret in this world we live in these days."
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| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #3 No need to spy when everyone in the talks is sitting on the same side of the table. |
| Posted by: Airandee 2015-06-12 16:50 |
| #2 No breach needed. Valerie Jarret is already in place as the top Iranian mole anyways. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2015-06-12 15:59 |
| #1 They already have Hillary's e-mails, right? |
| Posted by: Bobby 2015-06-12 12:40 |