Iran uses cyber tools effectively for coercive diplomacy rather than large-scale disruption, as demonstrated by operations against Albanian computer systems to punish Albania for hosting a MEK (Mujahedin-e Khalq) opposition group, showing how cyber operations can achieve diplomatic objectives.
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Andrew BustamanteEvidence Quote
“the Iranians they use their cyber tools uh in a very different and you know again this is in a position of advocacy it's a position of strategic analysis very effectively in the realm of coercive diplomacy they took down Albanian computer systems”
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Andrew Boyd — State of Play: Cyber Warfare and Security | Prof G Conversations— The Prof G Pod – Scott GallowayCreated: 8/12/2026, 10:17:10 PM
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