Iran threatens to cut undersea cables

Iranian officials have issued a stark threat to destroy undersea fiber-optic cables, warning that such an attack would take down the internet across Europe and the Middle East. They claim this would cause the collapse of banks, stock exchanges, trade, and communications. The statement frames this as a potential "surprise" for the enemy, asserting that the West, not Iran, would be sent "back to the Middle Ages." This threat escalates the ongoing war of words and comes amid heightened tensions over the Strait of Hormuz and US naval control.