Expert: Cyber Is the Fuel Powering US-Israel War Against Iran's Islamic Regime

Shay Nahum, CEO of CYGHT and Israel Defense Prize recipient, told The Jerusalem Post that cyber capabilities have become foundational to the US-Israel campaign against Iran, influencing "every decision and every missile we fire." Nahum described cyber operations as "the fuel for every corps — air, land and sea," providing the real-time precision targeting data that directs physical platforms toward their objectives. Beyond kinetic support, the US and Israel are leveraging cyber tools for influence operations targeting Iranian citizens, including push notifications through popular Iranian applications designed to accelerate domestic pressure on the regime. The conflict, which has expanded from disrupting Iran's nuclear and missile programs to destabilizing the Islamic Republic itself, reflects cyber warfare methods built over more than a decade, dating back to the 2010 Stuxnet operation.