Internet to be hit next after oil and gas? Iran threatens to hit undersea cables, cloud networks in Gulf next
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After paralyzing a substantial part of the crude oil trade by closing the Strait of Hormuz, Iran threatens to cut the submarine cables on which the connections depend...
The Islamic Republic has suggested that undersea fibre optic cables in the Strait of Ormuz could become a future target. Journalist Laura Pouget reports on LCI. - "They transmit 95% of the world's Internet": submarine cables, a new target for Iranians in the Strait of Ormuz? (International).
We will arrange a "sweet life" for you: Iran said it would leave half the world without the Internet: EADaily
EADaily, April 23rd, 2026. Iran has said it can leave half the world without Internet by publishing a detailed map of underwater Internet cables running along the bottom of the Strait of Hormuz, thereby making it clear that they are within reach of its Navy. This is reported by the Tasnim agency.
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) released a map of undersea internet cables and data infrastructure in the Strait of Hormuz region on the 22nd (local time). Although it did not directly mention an attack, it was interpreted as hinting at the possibility of striking the infrastructure known as the "artery" of the Gulf internet.
Internet to be hit next after oil and gas? Iran threatens to hit undersea cables, cloud networks in Gulf next
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has indicated that critical digital infrastructure in the Persian Gulf, including undersea internet cables and cloud networks, could become targets amid rising tensions and a fragile ceasefire. Reports from IRGC-linked media underscore both the strategic importance and vulnerability of the region’s digital backbone, suggesting that systems supporting global connectivity may be drawn into the conflict. Imp…
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