MNA � ICT Minister Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi said Wed. that a major cyberattack against the infrastructures of Iran�s e-government has been successfully repelled.

He broke the news while speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a cabinet meeting on Wednesday.

�Recently, a highly organized and state-sponsored cyberattack was carried out against our e-government infrastructures, which was successfully identified and repelled by the country�s cyber security shield,� the ICT minister told reporters.

�The attack was really massive,� he said, adding �I can�t disclose any details right now, but all aspects of the attack have been already discussed and there will be certainly a report on it later.�

�I can�t say the attack was carried out by which country right now,� he said.

Elsewhere, when asked about the possibility of another nationwide internet shutdown with the establishment of �national internet�, he said �National internet makes no sense. Internet is a global network, it�s not internal or external. The National Information Network is a different story from a national internet.�

�The National Information Network is being followed up by the ICT ministry in earnest, in accordance with the Leader�s directives, so that we can secure our share in the world,� he added.

�The aim of the National Information Network is to boost the country�s economic growth in the digital economy sector. What is being said about an internet shutdown is a sheer lie,� the minister stressed.