Report: Iran has 'detailed' plans to hit Gulf undersea cables if war resumes
Two senior Iranian security officials tell Reuters Tehran would also seek to block repairs to prolong internet disruptions following renewed US and Israeli strikes
Iran has drawn up detailed plans to attack undersea communications cables in the Gulf if the US and Israel strike the country again, two senior Iranian security officials told Reuters.
The officials, speaking anonymously, did not say how or where attacks would be carried out. One said Iran would also seek to prevent repairs, prolonging disruptions to internet access and other communications.
"If Iran is attacked, there will be no more red lines ... from undersea cables to military bases, including covert ones," one official said.
Yadollah Javani, deputy head of political affairs for Iran's Revolutionary Guards, said Wednesday that Tehran could target seven major internet cables beneath the Strait of Hormuz if Iranian infrastructure came under attack.
Multiple cable cuts could disrupt internet services, financial transactions and cloud computing; however, they represent under one percent of global bandwidth.