[caption id="attachment_74939" align="alignright" width="180"] Commander of Tehran-based Mohammad Rasool-Allah Division of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), Brigadier General Mohsen Kazemeini[/caption]
A high-ranking Iranian military commander has described the Islamic Republic as a top and influential world power in cyberspace and soft wars.

�Cyber war is not the kind of war fought overtly. Nevertheless, the enemies of the [Islamic] establishment have realized that our country�s capabilities in the virtual world have grown considerably compared to the past,� Commander of Tehran-based Mohammad Rasool-Allah Division of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), Brigadier General Mohsen Kazemeini, said on Tuesday.
He added, �Western countries, the United States in particular, have realized that our country�s cyber prowess is world-renowned.�
Thanks to their high capabilities and acute intelligence, Iranian cyber experts can stage large-scale cyberspace maneuvers in a short period of time, the senior IRGC commander noted.

In late 2011, Iran launched a cyber defense headquarters tasked with preventing computer worms from breaking into or stealing data from the country's maximum-security networks, including nuclear facilities, power plants, data centers and banks.

Elsewhere, Brigadier General Kazemeini pointed to the planned�talks on the crisis in Syria, noting that Americans and Europeans acknowledge that the negotiations would not bear any fruit if Iran is not invited to the event.
�Western countries have realized that our country�s soft power in the region can�have a considerable�effect in resolving the Syria crisis,� he pointed out.
The Syria negotiations are scheduled to open in Switzerland on January 22, 2014. The US and so-called Syria opposition are against Iran�s participation in the conference. The UN, Russia and Syria, however, have urged Tehran�s invitation to the talks.

By Press TV

 

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