US and UK Respond to Iranian Cyber Attack on Power Grid

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The US has announced "Operation Economic Outcast," a sweeping financial blockade targeting Iran's oil trade, following an unprecedented Iranian cyber attack that shut down a British power plant for four days. The cyber attack is described as the most serious incident of its kind, with the UK government reportedly attempting to keep the breach quiet. Iranian proxies are targeting Western infrastructure, and parliament is preparing to warn the public about potential nationwide blackout scenarios. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent outlined the campaign's key measures, including secondary sanctions against buyers of Iranian crude, aiming to choke off Iran's remaining oil trade and throttle its regime.


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