Iranian VP equates Israeli strike to 'mosquito bite'
Vice President Mohammad Reza Rahimi mocks Israel, says 'They've been defeated by Hezbollah'
"They've been defeated by Hezbollah, and now they want to threaten us," Rahimi said at a ceremony. "They should know that the lion's tail should not be toyed with."
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Earlier, Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi made similar comments during an interview in Egypt. Salehi said that Israel is in no position to attack Iran, "a regional power."
On Sunday, Revolutionary Guards Commander General Mohammad Ali Jafari warned that "nothing will remain" of Israel if it takes military action against Tehran over its controversial nuclear program.
Meanwhile, a new study suggests that the malware Flame could be part of a much wider "family". According to the BBC, the study indicates that Flame dates back to 2006.
"The conclusion seems to be that there is something else out there," said Prof Alan Woodward, a visiting professor at the University of Surrey's department of computing.
"Those behind it did try and destroy it. They may have known that they were about to be rumbled, but they failed at the last minute by mistyping the name of the file," he added.
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