In the follow-up to the recently released documentary �Zero Days� by Alex Gribney on the Stuxnet worm, a �terrifying and groundbreaking virus jointly created by the US and Israel against Iranian nuclear technologies,� one Iranian expert on regional security reassured Sputnik that the virus no longer poses a threat to his home country.


Alex Gribney�s recent documentary �Zero Days� lays the story of�the Stuxnet worm, a computer virus which was created by�branches of�the CIA and Mossad to�cripple Iranian nuclear plants.


The story provides many fascinating details on�how the virus got into�the relevant networks, what it actually did when it got there, how it was discovered (and whose fault that was) and the fact that no one in�the United States or Israel has ever acknowledged its existence.

The worm is described as �terrifying and groundbreaking.�

However, Mani Mehrabi, an Iranian political analyst and an expert on�regional security, has told Sputnik that no matter how black the virus is being painted, it poses no more threat to�the Iranian networks.

�Iran's strategic [facilities] have been attacked twice by�the Stuxnet virus,� he told Sputnik.

�The first time the worm really got its point [across]: as�the result of�its destructive activities at�the uranium enrichment plant, several centrifuges either broke down�or were otherwise damaged,� he explained.

However, he added, the creators of�the virus were revealed by�the Iranian intelligence due to�their hurried desire to�reach their goals as�soon as�possible.
The expert explained that the Iranian equipment and nuclear systems are not connected to�the Internet, thus for�the worm to�get into�the network, it had to�be a very sizable virus which could only get into�the network from�a memory card, such as�an infected USB flash drive.


Additionally, the virus infected not only Iran, but�also the structures of�other countries, such as�India, Azerbaijan, Pakistan, Indonesia and the US itself.
Thus the most important thing, he explained, is not in�the structure of�the virus but�in the method of�its penetration into�the Iranian nuclear [facilities]. This method was easily [unveiled] by�Iranian intelligence, hence there is no more threat of�the virus getting into�the nuclear power networks.


Thus, one can easily claim that the virus poses no additional threat.


Besides, the expert noted, the documentary provides no new details on�the virus. He confirmed that all of�the 18 people from�the US and Israel who were suspected of�creating and implanting of�the virus have never officially acknowledged it.

However, back in�2013, former National Security Agency agent Edward Snowden had already informed that the virus was a joint US/Israeli project.

Thus, the expert concluded, the documentary was made for�purely commercial purposes.

By Sputnik