GoKawiilIran's IRGC calls Strait of Hormuz undersea cables 'legitimate targets'
Two Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps generals publicly described undersea fiber-optic cables running through the Strait of Hormuz as potential targets in future conflict. General Hossein Mohebbi said seven major cables carrying global internet and commercial data pass beneath the strait, while General Yadollah Javani indicated Iran could strike the cables if its infrastructure is attacked.
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The remarks suggest Iran may be signaling a shift toward targeting global digital infrastructure rather than just military or energy assets, which could threaten internet connectivity between Asia, Europe and the Middle East. Experts cited by The Telegraph, including King's College London professor Alessio Patalano, say such sabotage is technically feasible and has precedent, pointing to the 2022 Nord Stream pipeline attack as a comparable example of undersea infrastructure being deliberately damaged.
- IRGC generals named undersea cables in the Strait of Hormuz as possible future targets.
- The Asia-Africa-Europe-1 cable, spanning 15,050 miles, appears to be among those referenced.
- Analysts say physically cutting or destroying undersea cables is a credible and demonstrated tactic.
Source: tomshardware.com — Ben Stockton, 2026-10-21
Published there as: “Iran threatens to attack undersea cables in the Strait of Hormuz, calls them 'legitimate new targets' in future conflict”
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