Vahidi tells media in Teheran, "The issue is internet terrorism;" claims US should stop arming the "illegitimate Zionist regime."
By JPOST.COM STAFFAhmad Vahidi 248.88 ap(photo credit: AP)
Iranian Defense Minister Brig.-Gen. Ahmad Vahidi said the Stuxnet worm is "internet terrorism," Iranian news service ISNA reported Wednesday.Vahidi also reportedly said that the worm, which infected computers controlling important Iranian infrastructure, did not have any impact on Iran's nuclear program.RELATED:Iran: Sunni insurgents kidnap former nuclear site workerReport: Iran claims computers no longer infected by Stuxnet"Basically, the issue is internet terrorism, which is expected to be launched by domineering countries," Vahidi reportedly said at a Tuesday press conference after a trip to Azerbaijan. "We do not have any problem on the subject, and officials have taken all required measures."Vahidi also addressed Israel's purchase of weapons from the US, ISNA reported. "The Zionist regime's problems cannot be resolved through purchase of weapons, it suffers internal problems resulting from its illegitimacy.""The Zionist regime uses propaganda to conceal its problems and weaknesses. The US authorities should explain to the world why it is arming such a regime," he said.
