U.S. conducted cyberattack on suspected Iranian spy ship

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WASHINGTON — The United States recently conducted a cyberattack against an Iranian military ship that had been collecting intelligence on cargo vessels in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, according to three U.S. officials. The cyberattack occurred more than a week ago and was part of the Biden administration’s response to the drone attack by Iranian-backed militias in Iraq that killed three U.S. service members in Jordan late last month and wounded dozens of others, the officials said. The operation was intended to inhibit the Iranian ship’s ability to share intelligence with Houthi rebels in Yemen who have...