{
  "id": 16268424,
  "title": "Iran planning to hit Gulf undersea cables if war resumes, say officials",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/iran-planning-to-hit-gulf-undersea-cables-if-war-resumes-say-officials-16268424",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-24T02:09:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/10/24/iran-planning-to-hit-gulf-undersea-cables-if-war-resumes-say-officials"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Iran is reportedly preparing detailed plans to target undersea communication cables in the Gulf should the United States or Israel launch an attack on Iran again, according to two senior Iranian security officials speaking to Reuters. The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity, did not provide specific details on how these attacks would be carried out but stated that Iran's aim would be to prevent any repairs to the affected cables to prolong the disruption of communications, including internet connections. Tehran has warned that its forces have full access to the undersea cables and could easily destroy them if necessary.",
  "summary": "An IRGC official said Iran could target seven major internet cables beneath the Strait of Hormuz, potentially slowing internet services and disrupting financial transactions.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Iran has plans to target Gulf undersea cables if attacked again, officials say",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/iran-has-plans-to-target-gulf-undersea-cables-if-attacked-again",
        "published": "2026-10-23T17:25:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Haaretz",
        "title": "Iran has plans to hit Gulf undersea cables if war resumes, officials say",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/iran-has-plans-to-hit-gulf-undersea-cables-if-war-resumes-officials",
        "published": "2026-10-23T22:28:29.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Times of Israel",
        "title": "Iranian officials: Tehran has detailed plans to hit Gulf undersea cables if war resumes",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/iranian-officials-tehran-has-detailed-plans-to-hit-gulf-undersea",
        "published": "2026-10-23T23:03:09.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}