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Iran's IRGC Spotlights Hormuz Internet Cables, Warns of 'New Targets'

IRGC spokesman Hossein Mohebbi says seven undersea cables carrying global internet and commercial data run beneath the Strait of Hormuz, and vows new weapons will be unveiled.

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What to know

  • IRGC spokesman Hossein Mohebbi publicly cited seven undersea internet cables beneath the Strait of Hormuz and warned of unspecified new targets and weapons against the US.
  • The statement follows an early-October warning from security council secretary Mohsen Rezaei that cables, data centers, and AI facilities could be struck in a renewed war, though he said they were not yet designated targets.
  • Tensions trace to the February 28 US-Israel war with Iran, Iran's closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a US naval blockade, and a June US-Iran MOU on navigation whose implementation has stalled.
  • Social media posts have amplified the remarks as a threat to global internet infrastructure, generating large engagement despite no confirmed attack on the cables.
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Iran's statement is a serious, alarming threat to global internet infrastructure that is being underreported.

  • “Nobody is telling you how FUCKED this internet situation actually is right now.”

    @TGLetter · X ↗

“Seven major internet cables run beneath the Strait of Hormuz”

Hossein Mohebbi, IRGC spokesman · Anadolu Agency ↗ · Oct 18

Hossein Mohebbi IRGC spokesmanMohsen Rezaei Secretary, Iran's Supreme National Security CouncilIslamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Iranian military forceUnited States Party to prior conflict and stalled navigation agreement with Iran

Iran's IRGC Spotlights Hormuz Internet Cables, Warns of 'New Targets'
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    Social media frames warning as threat to global internet

    Posts on X amplified Mohebbi's remarks as a threat to the world's internet infrastructure, citing Fars News Agency's wording of the warning and drawing large engagement.

    “Nobody is telling you how FUCKED this internet situation actually is right now.”
    — @TGLetter
    1. 10 outlets Iran has plans to target Gulf undersea cables if attacked again, officials say

      first by Middle East Eye, 16d ago · also Reuters, Times of Israel, Channel News Asia, The Hindu, Japan Today, Al-Monitor +3

      4 more headlines
    2. 9 outlets Iran’s Revolutionary Guard cites 7 internet cables under Strait of Hormuz, warns of ‘new targets’

      first by Anadolu Ajansı, 19d ago · also Saudi Gazette, https://houseofsaud.com/, IranWire, The Telegraph, Tom's Hardware, Al-Monitor +2

      8 more headlines

    • BREAKING: Iran's IRGC is now threatening to completely cut off the world's internet, with spokesman Hossein Mohebi saying seven major cables run under the Strait of Hormuz that global data depends on, warning: "we are reminding them of this so that the enemy knows," per Fars

      @HormuzReportX19d ago1.8k▲view on X ↗
    2 more of the top 3 · 27 posts in this stretch

    • What they say they want is irrelevant because the goal is exactly the same as anyone else who wants nukes - nuclear deterrence. You seriously think they’ll accomplish this revolution with a few nukes? China has 600 and is the 2nd largest military in the world and still can’t take Taiwan. Russia has 5000+ nukes and can’t take over Ukraine. When…

      iMotorboaterr/geopolitics13d agoview on r/geopolitics ↗
    • europesays@pubeurope.com

      Iran to target internet cables in Hormuz if infrsutucture hit Brigadier General Yadollah Javani, the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps’ political deputy, said internet cables in the Strait of… # EuropeSays # Headlines # News # Europe # Europa # EU # StraitofHormuz # GeneralYadollahJavani # Hormuz # Iran # IranWar # IRGC # IsraeliRegime # usa

      europesays@pubeurope.comMastodon17d agoview on Mastodon ↗
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  2. background

    IRGC spokesman cites 7 Hormuz internet cables, threatens new targets — At a ceremony at Tehran's Sacred Defense Museum, IRGC spokesman Hossein Mohebbi said seven major internet cables run beneath the Strait of Hormuz carrying global internet and commercial data traffic, and warned that new targets and weapons would be unveiled while vowing to expel remaining US power from the region.

  3. background

    Rezaei warns Iran could hit undersea cables, data centers, AI sites — Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, told Press TV that Tehran could target undersea internet cables, data centers, and AI facilities linked to the US in a renewed conflict, though he said these were not yet designated targets.

  4. background

    US and Iran sign MOU on Hormuz navigation — The two sides signed a memorandum of understanding on freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, but implementation has stalled over security disagreements.

  5. background

    US and Israel launch war against Iran — Washington and Israel began military action against Iran; Tehran responded with missile and drone attacks and effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz, prompting a US naval blockade of Iranian ports.

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  1. 4 outlets IRGC threatens undersea cables, but can it disrupt global internet?

    first by Iran International, 19d ago · also The Times of India, Jerusalem Post, Ynetnews

    4 more headlines
  2. 2 outlets "Don't Play With Fire": Iran Warns Of Undersea Cable Attacks If War Resumes

    first by NDTV, 16d ago · also International Business Times

    1 more headline
  3. 1 outlet Iran's threat to Gulf undersea cables and the network carrying nearly all international web traffic

    first by Hindustan Times, 15d ago

    1 more headline

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