It’s not true that Tehran’s traffic cameras were hacked to locate Khamenei. In Nov 2025, according to the article linked below, head of Tehran’s traffic control org dismissed rumors of hacking saying cameras run on a closed internal network, not connected to the internet.
Okay and your source is Israeli Intelligence, with a well-established shall we say incentive to project an image of techno supremacy. Also note the article is from November 2025. It’s of course possible the Iranian source is lying or wrong, but I find it interesting that none of the many Western articles repeating the official Israeli narrative mentioned the Tehran organization that runs the camera network.
Got the point of your piece, and didn’t think you had bad intentions. Just felt compelled to point out a potentially unsubstantiated storyline even if only an example incidental to your main argument. Thanks for the links
Yes, but once the consumer is disabled..
Thank you for this Quentin
Methinks when the noose is tightened around our respective necks the transport to deliverance is imminent
The only certainty - it will be media fodder.
It’s not true that Tehran’s traffic cameras were hacked to locate Khamenei. In Nov 2025, according to the article linked below, head of Tehran’s traffic control org dismissed rumors of hacking saying cameras run on a closed internal network, not connected to the internet.
دوربینهای ترافیکی به اینترنت وصل نمیشوند، بنابراین هک نشدهاندhttps://fararu.com/fa/news/923999/%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A8%DB%8C%D9%86-%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%81%DB%8C%DA%A9%DB%8C-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%A7%DB%8C%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%86%D8%AA-%D9%88%D8%B5%D9%84-%D9%86%D9%85%DB%8C-%D8%B4%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AF-%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%DB%8C%D9%86-%D9%87%DA%A9-%D9%86%D8%B4%D8%AF%D9%87-%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF/?%2Ffa%2Fnews%2F923999%2F%28%29=%3E%7Bconst%5Be%2Ct%5D%3Drs%28%7BisVideoPlayerReady%3A%211%2CisVideoAutoplayEnabled%3A%210%2CisPageFocused%3A%210%2CpublisherJson%3A%7B%7D%7D%29%3Bfunction+n%28r%29%7Br.type%3D%3D%3D%22focus%22&t%28%22isPageFocused%22%2C%210%29%3At%28%22isPageFocused%22%2C%211%29%7Dreturn_window_addEventListener%28%22focus%22%2Cn%29%2Cwindow_addEventListener%28%22blur%22%2Cn%29%2Cwindow_addEventListener%28%22tvp-ready%22%2Cr=%3E%7Bt%28%22isVideoPlayerReady%22%2C%210%29%7D%29%2C%7Bstate%3Ae%2CsetState%3At%7D%7D
Not according to the Iranian News Agency. Cool.
Okay and your source is Israeli Intelligence, with a well-established shall we say incentive to project an image of techno supremacy. Also note the article is from November 2025. It’s of course possible the Iranian source is lying or wrong, but I find it interesting that none of the many Western articles repeating the official Israeli narrative mentioned the Tehran organization that runs the camera network.
If you prefer, we can use examples of state authorities misusing doorbell cameras or license plate readers, like here https://www.themarshallproject.org/2026/03/07/police-camera-wisconsin-california-colorado
or here
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/china-uses-ai-software-improve-its-surveillance-capabilities-2022-04-08/
You think I used propaganda, I think you're missing the point. I wish you well, over and out.
Got the point of your piece, and didn’t think you had bad intentions. Just felt compelled to point out a potentially unsubstantiated storyline even if only an example incidental to your main argument. Thanks for the links