US officials see Iran cyber threat persisting despite preliminary deal
U.S. President Donald Trump looks on during a bilateral meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the G7 Summit on June 17, 2026 in Evian-les-Bains, France. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images
ByDavid DiMolfetta,
Cybersecurity Reporter, Nextgov/FCW
June 17, 2026 10:44 AM ET
Officials’ views reflect a recurring concern that cyber operations would continue regardless of conflict status, even as the Trump administration pursues a diplomatic off-ramp with Tehran.
The preliminary U.S.-Iran agreement reached over the weekend likely won’t stop cyber operations launched by Tehran and Iran-aligned hacking groups at American systems, five current and two former U.S. officials told Nextgov/FCW.
Most of them were granted anonymity because they were not authorized to publicly discuss forward-looking perspectives of Iranian cyber activity after the agreement.
Cyber conflict is “definitely part of warfare that keeps going” and is pretty “accepted” as an “ongoing normal course of business,”...
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