# IRGC mines set tankers ablaze as Tehran threatens expanded attacks

https://mins.news/en/item/108211

- euronews, 2026-10-20 16:34 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/20/irgc-mines-set-tankers-ablaze-as-tehran-threatens-expanded-attacks

> Mines laid by Iran’s IRGC set tankers ablaze. Iran’s foreign ministry warned Washington that Tehran would retaliate if struck, while an IRGC spokesperson threatened to target undersea internet cables in the Gulf, escalating the war of words between the two sides.

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