Tehran’s Disconnect Button
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards have found another way to defend the country. They threaten the neighbors’ internet.
On Oct. 19, IRGC spokesman Hossein Mohebbi pointed to “seven major cables” beneath the Strait of Hormuz and announced that “new targets will be unveiled.” He claimed the world’s internet and commercial data depended on them.
Cutting the cables would disrupt regional communications, banking, and cloud services. How far the damage spread would depend on how many cables were hit and what alternative routes remained, rather than on a single Iranian switch marked WORLD INTERNET.
On Iranian state television, hardline analyst Mostafa Khoshcheshm added a threat for Europe. He said Tehran could abandon its declared missile-range limit and pursue ranges up to 6,000 kilometers if European countries entered the conflict.
The Guards threaten civilian infrastructure, the television analyst threatens longer-range strikes, and both aim to spread the bill beyond the battlefield.
#Iran #Hormuz #IRGC #DigitalInfrastructure
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Iran’s Revolutionary Guards have found another way to defend the country. They threaten the neighbors’ internet.
On Oct. 19, IRGC spokesman Hossein Mohebbi pointed to “seven major cables” beneath the Strait of Hormuz and announced that “new targets will be unveiled.” He claimed the world’s internet and commercial data depended on them.
Cutting the cables would disrupt regional communications, banking, and cloud services. How far the damage spread would depend on how many cables were hit and what alternative routes remained, rather than on a single Iranian switch marked WORLD INTERNET.
On Iranian state television, hardline analyst Mostafa Khoshcheshm added a threat for Europe. He said Tehran could abandon its declared missile-range limit and pursue ranges up to 6,000 kilometers if European countries entered the conflict.
The Guards threaten civilian infrastructure, the television analyst threatens longer-range strikes, and both aim to spread the bill beyond the battlefield.
#Iran #Hormuz #IRGC #DigitalInfrastructure
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