Severing these links would cause connectivity disruptions for UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Iraq, and Iran, with ripple effects reaching India, Europe, and Asia. Javani warned that the collapse of this infrastructure would cripple banking and cloud services across the Gulf. Trita Parsi of the Quincy Institute noted that Iran rarely bluffs on military threats, while Israel has simultaneously threatened to hit Iranian energy and water plants.
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
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Iran's IRGC Threatens to Cut 7 Hormuz Cables if Infrastructure Hit
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Tehran will deploy new weapons and unveil additional targets if the United States launches renewed attacks on Iranian territory, according to the Revolutionary Guards. General Yadollah Javani stated that such retaliation would include the destruction of 7 undersea fiberoptic cables in the Strait of Hormuz, which carry the region's internet and financial data. IRGC spokesman Hossein Mohebbi reinforced this on Monday, warning adversaries that these specific vulnerabilities would be exploited if war resumes.
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