Iranian officials say Iran has plans to target Gulf undersea cables if war resumes

Single source · Persian Gulf (approximate) · 2026-10-23 16:59 UTC

Reuters, citing two senior Iranian officials, reports that Iran has detailed plans to target undersea communication cables in the Persian Gulf if the US and Israel attack Iran again. Other posts relay the same report, and The Jerusalem Post attributes the threat to Iran; no separate source confirms or denies it.

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• Tasnim News (Telegram), 2026-10-23 16:59 UTC
• Reuters, 2026-10-23 16:59 UTC
• @ME_Observer_ (X), 2026-10-23 17:00 UTC
• Iran International, 2026-10-23 17:15 UTC
• Middle East Eye, 2026-10-23 17:25 UTC
• @ME_Observer_ (X), 2026-10-23 18:04 UTC
• The Jerusalem Post, 2026-10-23 18:07 UTC
• Nacionale, 2026-10-23 19:49 UTC

First reported 2026-10-23 16:59 UTC; last updated 2026-10-24 02:13 UTC.

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