Iranian Revolutionary Guard threatens to target undersea internet cables in Strait of Hormuz
Iran's Revolutionary Guard has warned it may target undersea internet cables beneath the Strait of Hormuz, highlighting seven major cables in the area.
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The Iranian Revolutionary Guard has threatened to target undersea internet cables passing beneath the Strait of Hormuz, noting that seven major cables cross the strait. The warning aims to draw the attention of the United States to new potential targets.
A spokesperson for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said: "Seven major cables run under the Strait of Hormuz, and all global internet data and trade depend on them; we remind the enemy of this fact."
The Revolutionary Guard indicated that the United States is aware of these new potential targets, at a time when undersea communications cables are emerging as critical infrastructure for international data transfer. Governments, banks, companies, data centers, and digital services all rely on them for daily operations.
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