--- title: Top general spotlights cyber role in Iran conflict description: The Pentagon has made one of its most public acknowledgments of offensive cyber operations, with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs General Dan Caine explicitly... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/top-general-spotlights-cyber-role-in-iran-conflict-nniie0qan twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Top general spotlights cyber role in Iran conflict | daily.dev og:description: The Pentagon has made one of its most public acknowledgments of offensive cyber operations, with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs General Dan Caine explicitly... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/top-general-spotlights-cyber-role-in-iran-conflict-nniie0qan og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/NnIie0QAn.png og:image:alt: Top general spotlights cyber role in Iran conflict og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Top general spotlights cyber role in Iran conflict **[The Register](https://daily.dev/sources/theregister)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary The Pentagon has made one of its most public acknowledgments of offensive cyber operations, with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs General Dan Caine explicitly citing US Cyber Command and Space Command as first movers in the conflict with Iran. Caine described cyber ops as operating alongside traditional kinetic warfare domains, disrupting Iranian communications and sensor networks. This marks a notable shift in how the US military publicly discusses its cyber capabilities, with officials openly crediting cyber operators for blinding and disorienting Iranian forces. The conflict is described as major combat operations expected to continue for some time, with cyber integration expected to persist throughout. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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