Periscope Depth 03/30/2023

Cyber Deal Deepens Russia-Iran Ties
Julian Lark

The Wall Street Journal reported on March 27 that Russia has begun providing advanced digital surveillance capabilities to Iran, the latest step in a long-running cyber partnership.

In 2021, the two countries signed an cybersecurity agreement that covered defensive cyber cooperation, technology transfer, combined training and coordination at multilateral forums. At the time, Moscow withheld offensive cyber capabilities over concerns...