00:23What if Iran could disrupt the internet across the gulf without launching a single missile at
00:29a city?
00:30Tehran is reportedly preparing plans to attack undersea internet cables if the United States
00:36or Israel strikes Iran again.
00:39According to a Reuters exclusive published on October 23, two senior Iranian security
00:45officials say Iran has drawn up detailed contingency plans to target undersea communications
00:52cables in the Persian Gulf if diplomacy with Washington collapses and fighting resumes.
00:58One Iranian official issued a stark warning saying there would be no more red lines if
01:06Iran were attacked.
01:07The official specifically identified undersea cables and military bases, including covert
01:14facilities, as potential targets.
01:17But the threat does not stop at damaging the cables.
01:20One official reportedly said Iran would seek to prevent repairs, potentially extending disruptions
01:27to internet and communications services across the region.
01:34The Strait of Hormuz is best known as one of the world's most important oil shipping choke
01:39points.
01:40But beneath its waters lie communications cables that help connect Gulf countries to the global
01:46internet.
01:47Iranian officials have previously warned that major cable systems beneath the strait could
01:54become targets in a renewed conflict.
01:57Other warnings have also raised the possibility of attacks on US-linked data centers and artificial
02:03intelligence infrastructure across the Gulf.
02:07Any cable damage could disrupt internet access, banking, financial transactions, cloud computing,
02:14and business operations across countries that rely on these connections.
02:20However, experts caution that the global impact may be limited.
02:24Although undersea cables carry roughly 99% of global internet traffic, less than 1% of international
02:33bandwidth passes through the Strait of Hormuz.
02:36The most severe consequences would likely be concentrated in the Gulf.
02:40The reported plans have not been independently verified, and no specific targets, attack methods,
02:48or timelines have been publicly confirmed.
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