Reports indicate Iran has plans to target undersea internet cables in the Gulf if attacked, which researchers warn could disrupt global bandwidth, cloud computing, and financial transactions.

Undersea fiber-optic cables carry most of the world's internet traffic. The sources told Reuters that in addition to the strikes, Iran would seek to obstruct repair work to prolong the connectivity problems.

This information comes after statements by Yandollah Javani, a senior official in Iran's Revolutionary Guards, who had threatened that the country may target seven key internet cables under the Strait of Hormuz if its infrastructure is attacked.

What would be the consequences of any attacks on the cables?

Telecommunications experts estimate that such a development could slow down online services and create problems in financial transactions, online shopping and remote data storage services.

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