Reuters: Iran planned to target underwater communications cables in the Persian Gulf.

Reuters: Iran planned to target underwater communications cables in the Persian Gulf.

Two senior Iranian security officials told Reuters that Tehran had prepared detailed plans to target undersea communications cables in the Persian Gulf, which could be carried out in the event of a US-Iranian ground attack.

The two sources, who did not wish to be named, did not provide details regarding the location and possible execution of these attacks, but one of them said that Iran may also act to prevent the repair of damaged cables in order to prolong the disruption in communications, including the Internet.

One of these sources warned that in the event of a ground attack on Iran again, "there will be no more red lines" and possible targets would include submarine cables to military bases, including secret bases. Reuters says Iran's Foreign Ministry and the US State Department did not respond to this news agency's request for comment on these statements.