Germany, France and the United Kingdom will hold talks with Iran in Istanbul Friday, just days after the three European nations warned they would reimpose stiff sanctions on Tehran.

The E3 nations meeting marks the first since Israel targeted Iran’s key nuclear and military sites in a 12-day war.

The warning from Iran’s deputy foreign minister came days before he is set to travel to Istanbul for nuclear talks with European counterparts.

The U.S. must establish a national institution to train the next generation of digital defenders. Elise Stefanik, a Republican, represents New York’s 21st District in the U.S. House of Representatives and serves on the armed services and intelligence committees. Stephen Prince is CEO of TFG Asset Management.

Israel’s leadership views its 12-day war with Iran last month as a success – several Iranian military leaders were killed, Iran’s defensive military capabilities were weakened, and the United States was convinced to take part in a raid on the Iranian nuclear site at Fordow.

An Iranian navy helicopter confronted a US Navy destroyer in the Gulf of Oman on Wednesday morning, in what Tehran described as a deliberate approach by American forces toward its territorial waters.

Iran and Russia have a security agreement although Moscow did not come to Tehran's help when it was under attack by Israel and the United States

Just days after the United States bombed Iran's nuclear sites in June, a cyber attack targeted Arizona. "After the bombing happened, we essentially went shields up here in Arizona, knowing that something was likely to happen," Arizona cybersecurity chief Ryan Murray said in an interview.