Sri Lanka, July 9 -- Despite the coronavirus pandemic, nations indulge in hostile activities against each other, as seen in the recent events in Iran.

On July 2, Iran reported a major fire in a factory where it manufactures advanced centrifuges for the fast enrichment of uranium needed to fuel its ambitious nuclear programme.

Middle East intelligence officials point their finger at Israel and describe the fire at the Natanz facility as an act of sabotage, of which little is revealed either by Iran or Israel. The fire, believed to have been caused by cyber-attacks, damaged costly equipment and machinery and has pushed back Iran's nuclear programme by months. In 2008, the same Natanz facility came under the Stuxnet computer worm attack th...