Iran threatens to attack undersea cables in the Strait of Hormuz

Iran's IRGC has called seven undersea fiber cables in the Strait of Hormuz "legitimate new targets" in a future conflict. A spokesman said all internet and commercial data pass through them; experts consider the threat credible.

• IRGC: seven major cables under the Strait of Hormuz carry internet and commercial data
• One cable appears to match the 15,050-mile Asia-Africa-Europe-1 route
• King's College expert: divers could reach the seabed and cut the cables
• Iran has so far avoided cutting them to prevent alienating the world