America’s victory over Iran was a miracle. In one swift attack, our military reportedly crippled the Islamic nation’s nuclear facilities, preventing it from obtaining nuclear weaponry.

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However, as The Daily Wire pointed out in a recent article, our leaders shouldn’t forget about the other weapons at Iran’s disposal, especially those that are more digital:

Even as diplomats trumpet the ceasefire, cybersecurity professionals are aware of the dangers that still exist. In 2025, a nation doesn’t need fissile material to cripple its adversaries, it only needs a cadre of skilled operators, a menu of stolen exploits, and a willingness to play dirty in the world’s most critical networks.

Iran’s embrace of cyber operations is hardly a new development. In a 2012 cyberattack U.S. intelligence attributed to Iran, the Shamoon virus wiped tens of thousands of computers inside Saudi Aramco, a major Saudi Arabian oil company, reducing corporate IT to smoking rubble — digitally speaking. Since then, Tehran’s capabilities have matured steadily.

Today, Iran’s cyber forces are well-trained and highly motivated. And given the loss of their nuclear infrastructure, they now possess ample incentive to reassert influence through other means. Cyber warfare is attractive precisely because it offers an asymmetrical advantage: the power to disrupt, humiliate, and retaliate without risking a direct military clash.

Iran may have lost the potential for nuclear weaponry, but that doesn’t mean it’s down for the count. The nation could still attack Israel or the United States digitally and, as The Daily Wire pointed out, it has “ample incentive” to do so.

It’s important to note that Iran is not the only nation to be sharpening it’s digital fangs. China and Russia have also been training their cyber forces. With so many of America’s adversaries targeting our cybersecurity, it’s important that we stay vigilant.

Amid these cyber threats, it’s important that we pray. Let’s pray for our leaders as they seek to navigate this new digital threat!

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(Excerpt from The Daily Wire. Photo Credit: seksan Mongkhonkhamsao/Getty Images)