US using cyber warfare to fracture Islamic regime from within its ranks

The Jerusalem Post ^ | March 1, 2026 | Danielle Greyman-Kennard

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The United States is using cyber operations to pressure senior Islamic Republic officials to defect, a former top commander of US Cyber Command told The Jerusalem Post on Sunday, describing an information warfare campaign aimed at accelerating regime change from within. This comes in addition to the use of cyber ops to disrupt Iran’s military capabilities.

Lt. Gen. Charles L. Moore Jr. explained that the US was reaching out to senior officials within the regime, the IRGC, and the security forces to create the understanding that their lives now depend on backing the desires of the Iranian people for regime change.

Part of making this strategy effective, he explained, was using the kinetic actions on the ground to make the consequences of not complying clear.

“We’re going to message directly to the types of individuals [in the IRGC, regime and security forces]: ‘Listen, if you want to have a life – and for you and your family – tell us what’s going on here, here are the things that you need to do... Likewise, if you don’t take those actions, your life is probably on a shot clock,’ and that’s being backed up by what they’re seeing all around them,” Moore explained.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; Iran; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: cyberwarfare; iran; irgc

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[libertylover]

aimed at accelerating regime change from within.

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[fidelis]

"Likewise, if you don’t take those actions, your life is probably on a shot clock..."

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[sauropod]

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[Tell It Right]

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