‘Yet another fake, another lie’: Russia denies U.S. reports it hacked Qatar’s state news agency to create a rift between Arab nations

Wednesday, June 7, 2017
By Paul Martin

Vladimir Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov said CNN report had ‘zero evidence’
Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain, Egypt and Yemen have all cut ties with Qatar
Qatar news agency was hacked and reported that Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani had said Iran was a ‘regional power’

DailyMail.com
7 June 2017

Russian officials have angrily rejected allegations that Russian hackers breached Qatar’s state news agency and planted a fake story that led to a split between Qatar and other Arab nations.

Dmitry Peskov, spokesman for President Vladimir Putin, today dismissed yesterday’s CNN report containing the claim as ‘yet another fake, another lie.’

Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Egypt and Yemen cut diplomatic ties with the tiny Gulf state, accusing Qatar of harboring extremists and backing Saudi Arabia’s regional rival, Iran. Qatar has denied the allegations.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov also dismissed CNN’s report yesterday, saying it ‘further undermined its reputation as an independent and objective media outlet.’

‘CNN and some other media sit and wait for any kind of scandal … to automatically and without any evidence blame it on Russia or Russian hackers,’ he said at a news conference following his talks with Spanish Foreign Minister Alfonso Dastis.

Tensions between Qatar and Saudi Arabia – a Middle East heavyweight – bubbled to the surface two weeks ago when Qatar said its state-run news agency and its Twitter account were hacked to publish a fake story claiming the emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, had called Iran ‘a regional and Islamic power that cannot be ignored.’

State-linked media in the region ignored Qatar’s denial and continued to report the comments.

Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt blocked access to Al Jazeera and launched an aggressive campaign accusing Qatar of supporting terrorist groups like al-Qaida and the Islamic State, destabilizing the region and stabbing its allies in the back.

The Rest…HERE

Leave a Reply

Join the revolution in 2018. Revolution Radio is 100% volunteer ran. Any contributions are greatly appreciated. God bless!

Follow us on Twitter