“We remind the enemy of this so he knows.” Iran threatens to attack global internet cables

There are seven major cables running through the Strait of Hormuz, on which all the world's internet and commercial data depend, Mohebbi said. We remind the enemy of this so that he knows, the IRGC representative warned.

The Strait of Hormuz is a strategic point on the map of global digital infrastructure. The cables running there are responsible for transmitting huge amounts of data, which are crucial for the functioning of the Internet and global trade.

Threats against digital infrastructure have been recurring more and more frequently in recent weeks.

If war breaks out again, the region's numerous undersea cables, data centers and artificial intelligence facilities worth $2 trillion will come within our reach, warned Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council and former IRGC commander, in early October.

The war in the Middle East began on February 28 with Israeli and US airstrikes on Iran. The most intense phase of fighting ended in April, but the conflict moved to new fields - sea blockades and economic pressure. The Strait of Hormuz, through which one third of the world's oil flows, remains a key flashpoint.