Conflict & Security
Iranian Guard threatens to strike internet cables in the Strait of Hormuz
October 20, 2026 at 06:02 PM
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BABBC Arabic
التهديد الإيراني باستهداف كابلات الإنترنت في هرمز يُثير تفاعلاً واسعاً على مواقع التواصل الاجتماعي
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AJAl Jazeera Arabic
المتحدث باسم القيادة المركزية للجزيرة: هرمز مفتوح ولن نناقش عمليات مستقبلية بشأن الكابلات
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AJAl Jazeera Arabic
بعد تهديد إيران باستهدافها.. ما الذي يعنيه قطع الكابلات البحرية؟
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AJAl Jazeera Arabic
هيغسيث في إسرائيل ولافروف ومنير في طهران.. هل نحن أمام تحركات اللحظة الأخيرة؟
(opens the publisher’s site)Iran's Revolutionary Guard has threatened to target undersea internet cables in the Strait of Hormuz, drawing a cautious US military response.
- IRGC spokesman Hossein Mohbi said seven main internet cables pass beneath the Strait of Hormuz, hinting at new targets and weapons.
- US Central Command spokesman Tim Hawkins said forces remain on alert but declined to discuss future operations or assess Iran's capability to strike the cables.
- Hawkins told Al Jazeera the strait stays fully open, with 95 percent of transiting ships passing safely and 1.4 billion barrels of oil shipped in recent months.
- Hawkins said US forces cleared mines from the strait's international lanes and accused Iran of firing projectiles at transiting ships.
- The United States is deploying about 9,000 additional troops to the region amid the Strait of Hormuz standoff.