WANA (Mar 23) – Following the circulation of reports claiming that the U.S. military had carried out a cyberattack on Iran’s urban water infrastructure—citing statements attributed to the Minister of Energy—the Ministry of Energy has officially denied the claim.

 

In a statement, the ministry said that during the “Ramadan war” and in recent days, the U.S. military and Israel had conducted what it described as “indiscriminate and widespread attacks” on Iran’s infrastructure.

 

According to the statement, the water and electricity sectors were targeted by more than 2,000 such attacks.

 

Despite these incidents, the ministry stated that the country’s water and power industry has managed to continuously repair the damage and maintain network stability, even after suffering more than 10 fatalities and over 100 injuries.

 

The statement emphasized that no large-scale cyberattack—of the kind that could seriously disrupt Iran’s water and electricity infrastructure—has occurred so far by the U.S. or Israel, and such claims are “categorically denied.”

 

The ministry also reassured the Iranian public that workers in the water and electricity sectors are operating around the clock and will not allow any hostile actions to undermine public welfare and comfort.