Iran threatens undersea internet cables in Strait of Hormuz
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Zambianobserver
General Yadollah Javani, a senior Iranian Revolutionary Guard official, warned that undersea cables crossing the Strait of Hormuz could be targeted if the United States or its allies attacked Iranian infrastructure again. Spokesman Hossein Mohebbi referred to seven cables in the strategic passage, according to the Zambian Observer.
Iran has threatened to target telecommunications undersea cables crossing the Strait of Hormuz if the United States or its allies launch further attacks against its infrastructure, according to Zambianobserver. Brigadier General Yadollah Javani, a senior official in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, also threatened reprisals against US and allied interests.
The Revolutionary Guard spokesman, Hossein Mohebbi, said that seven major internet cables pass beneath this strategic waterway and claimed that new targets and weapons would be unveiled. An attack could disrupt international connectivity and digital services, according to Zambianobserver, with the impact depending on the number of cables hit and the replacement routes available.
The threat broadens the conflict’s risks beyond oil cargoes and military targets. It comes after an escalation in Iranian attacks on vessels in the Persian Gulf, reported on 19 October 2026.
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