{"id":"1792713388415-news-segment","slug":"iran-threatens-gulf-data-and-oil","title":"Iran threatens Gulf data and oil","summary":"Iran's Supreme National Security Council secretary Mohsen Rezaei said Iran would strike oil facilities, undersea cables, data centres and AI facilities across up to seven Gulf countries if the US and Israel renew attacks, declaring \"zero red lines.\" IRGC spokesperson Hossein Mohebi also threatened internet cables in the Strait of Hormuz and warned of a global energy crisis. The threats follow a previous war in which Iran carried out at least 135 drone and missile strikes on 84 critical infrastructure sites across seven countries, according to a Reuters investigation cited by [dropsitenews.com](https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/iran-war-israel-netanyahu-trump-hormuz-mohsen-rezaei).\n\nIran views a renewed conflict as existential and is trying to deter US/Israeli action by raising the cost, especially targeting Gulf digital and energy infrastructure that underpins Gulf economic diversification and US tech interests. Rezaei said there can be no arrangement where Iran's economic lifelines are attacked while the infrastructure enabling those attacks is considered immune.\n\nIran's Supreme National Security Council secretary Mohsen Rezaei said Iran would strike oil facilities, undersea cables, data centres and AI facilities across up to seven Gulf countries if the US and Israel attack again, calling it a \"zero red lines\" doctrine. This is an expression of grief and opinion about sanctions and war, not a factual claim. This is a fundraising appeal for a family in Gaza, not a factual claim.\n\nRebel Wilson won an Australian court case; co-producers of The Deb were awarded just $10, while Wilson was awarded almost $400,000 on her countersuit.\n\nAustralia has offered astronaut Katherine Bennell-Pegg for a 2028 ESA mission to the ISS; if she flies, she would be the first astronaut to qualify under the Australian flag.\n\nSevere storms, including possible tornadoes and golf-ball-sized hail, hit Arizona and the Four Corners region, causing damage and one non-life-threatening injury.\n\nTrump ","publishedAt":"2026-10-22T23:56:28.415Z","channel":{"id":"news","name":"Oncast News","language":"en"},"show":"News Tonight","verification":{"status":"verified","leadVerdict":"TRUE","notes":"TRUE: Iran's Supreme National Security Council secretary Mohsen Rezaei said Iran would strike oil facilities, undersea cables, data centres and AI facilities across up to seven Gulf countries if the US and Israel attack again, calling it a \"zero red lines\" doctrine. This is an expression of grief and opinion about sanctions and war, not a factual claim. This is a fundraising appeal for a family in Gaza, not a factual claim.\nSource: [theguardian.com](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/22/iran-threatens-seven-gulf-countries-us-israel-renew-attacks), [aljazeera.com](https://www.aljaze (https://x.com/TheRawWire/status/2113418883767869715)\n\nTRUE: Rebel Wilson won an Australian court case; co-producers of The Deb were awarded just $10, while Wilson was awarded almost $400,000 on her countersuit.\nSource: [theguardian.com](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/oct/23/rebel-wilson-australian-court-win-co-producers-the-deb-film-ntwnfb) NAMES: Rebel Wilson = Austral (https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/oct/23/rebel-wilson-australian-court-win-co-producers-the-deb-film-ntwnfb)\n\nTRUE: Australia has offered astronaut Katherine Bennell-Pegg for a 2028 ESA mission to the ISS; if she flies, she would be the first astronaut to qualify under the Australian flag.\nSource: [theguardian.com](https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/23/australian-astronaut-katherine-bennell-pegg-2028-space-mission) NAMES: Katherine Bennel (https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/23/australian-astronaut-katherine-bennell-pegg-2028-space-mission)\n\nTRUE: Severe storms, including possible tornadoes and golf-ball-sized hail, hit Arizona and the Four Corners region, causing damage and one non-life-threatening injury.\nSource: [theguardian.com](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/22/arizona-storms-weather-tornado-warning) NAMES: Four Corners = region where Arizona, Colorado,  (https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/22/arizona-storms-weather-tornado-warning)\n\nTRUE: Trump defended Amy Acton's estranged mother and touted Vivek Ramaswamy's ad; the live blog also covers Mary Peltola's Alaska Senate campaign.\nSource: [theguardian.com](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/oct/22/vivek-ramaswamy-ohio-trump-vance-us-midterm-elections-latest-news-updates) NAMES: Amy Act (https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/oct/22/vivek-ramaswamy-ohio-trump-vance-us-midterm-elections-latest-news-updates)","claims":[{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"Iran's Supreme National Security Council secretary Mohsen Rezaei said Iran would strike oil facilities, undersea cables, data centres and AI facilities across up to seven Gulf countries if the US and Israel attack again, calling it a \"zero red lines\" doctrine. 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This is a fundraising appeal for a family in Gaza, not a factual claim.","sourceName":"[theguardian.com](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/22/iran-threatens-seven-gulf-countries-us-israel-renew-attacks), [aljazeera.com](https://www.aljaze","sourceUrl":"https://x.com/TheRawWire/status/2113418883767869715","claim":"Iran's top security council says it will strike oil facilities, undersea cables, datacenters and AI infrastructure across as many as seven Gulf countries if the US and Israel renew their attack - declaring a 'zero red lines' doctrine for a war it calls existential.","author":"The Raw Wire 🚨 (@TheRawWire)"},{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"Rebel Wilson won an Australian court case; co-producers of The Deb were awarded just $10, while Wilson was awarded almost $400,000 on her countersuit.","sourceName":"[theguardian.com](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/oct/23/rebel-wilson-australian-court-win-co-producers-the-deb-film-ntwnfb) NAMES: Rebel Wilson = Austral","sourceUrl":"https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/oct/23/rebel-wilson-australian-court-win-co-producers-the-deb-film-ntwnfb","claim":"Rebel Wilson secures another Australian court win as co-producers of The Deb awarded just $10 - NSW supreme court judge otherwise dismisses case brought by film’s co-producers and awards Wilson almost $400,000 after star countersued Australian A-lister Rebel Wilson has secured a ","author":"The Guardian"},{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"Australia has offered astronaut Katherine Bennell-Pegg for a 2028 ESA mission to the ISS; 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Fact-check by Oncast (oncast.fm)."},"hostsSaid":[{"host":"Bella","text":"Iran's top security official just drew a line that would turn the whole Gulf into a war zone."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Mohsen Rezaei says if the US and Israel strike again, Iran hits oil facilities, undersea cables, data centers, AI infrastructure — across as many as seven countries."},{"host":"Bella","text":"He called it a 'zero red lines' doctrine. That's not a threat, that's a map."},{"host":"Brian","text":"And it's not hypothetical. Reuters found Iran already hit 84 critical sites across seven countries in the last war. They've done this before."},{"host":"Bella","text":"So the question is whether this is deterrence or a plan. Analysts are split."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Andreas Krieg says it's significant because it names a new category of target — the digital backbone that Gulf economies and American tech both depend on."},{"host":"Bella","text":"But Ruhollah Rahimpour says Iran can disrupt, not destroy. The damage would hit regional networks, not the global internet."},{"host":"Brian","text":"That's supposed to be reassuring? 'Don't worry, we'll only break the region's internet'?"},{"host":"Bella","text":"It's not reassuring. But it matters whether this is a real capability or a bluff."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Here's what I think: Iran is trying to raise the price of any attack. They're saying, you hit our oil, we hit your data."},{"host":"Bella","text":"And that's exactly why it's dangerous. Once you threaten undersea cables, you're threatening the global economy, not just the Gulf."},{"host":"Brian","text":"But that's the point! Iran's economy is being strangled. They're saying if we go down, we're taking the neighborhood with us."},{"host":"Bella","text":"And the neighborhood includes US allies. That's the leverage."},{"host":"Brian","text":"It's ugly, but it's rational. Deterrence works by making the other side afraid of the cost."},{"host":"Bella","text":"Unless it doesn't deter. Unless someone miscalculates and we get a war no one can control."},{"host":"Brian","text":"That's the nightmare. And it's why every word from Tehran and Washington right now matters."},{"host":"Bella","text":"Meanwhile, there's a post going around claiming investors are betting on a US-Israel victory over Iran, installing a puppet government, moving closer to Russia and China."},{"host":"Brian","text":"That's not analysis, that's a movie plot. But it shows how people are reading the same news and seeing completely different futures."},{"host":"Bella","text":"And then there's the human side. A post from someone who says decades of sanctions, decades of threats, and the answer is always more suffering."},{"host":"Brian","text":"That's the part that gets lost in the strategy talk. Real families, real fear, on all sides."},{"host":"Bella","text":"Speaking of real people caught in the middle — a mother in Gaza is asking for help for her children. Just a family trying to survive."},{"host":"Brian","text":"It's a reminder that behind every headline about war and oil and cables, there are people just trying to get through the day."},{"host":"Bella","text":"Different world entirely: Rebel Wilson just won big in an Australian court."},{"host":"Brian","text":"The co-producers of her film The Deb sued her for sabotage and lying. They got awarded ten dollars."},{"host":"Bella","text":"Ten dollars. Wilson countersued and walked away with almost four hundred thousand."},{"host":"Brian","text":"That's a legal beatdown. The judge basically said their case was worth a sandwich."},{"host":"Bella","text":"A sandwich and a coffee, maybe. But it's a real vindication for her."},{"host":"Brian","text":"And in space news, Australia is offering its astronaut Katherine Bennell-Pegg for a 2028 mission to the ISS."},{"host":"Bella","text":"If she flies, she'd be the first astronaut to qualify under the Australian flag. That's a big deal for a country that's been a space player for decades."},{"host":"Brian","text":"And closer to home, Arizona got walloped by possible tornadoes and golf-ball-sized hail overnight."},{"host":"Bella","text":"One person injured, roofs torn off, power lines down. In a region better known for heat than tornadoes."},{"host":"Brian","text":"The Four Corners area is still surveying the damage. Rare and violent weather."},{"host":"Bella","text":"And in politics, Trump is defending Amy Acton's estranged mother after that Ramaswamy ad everyone's talking about."},{"host":"Brian","text":"He's calling the ad 'well coordinated' while attacking the Ohio governor for wanting it pulled. Classic Trump — he sees a fight and jumps in."},{"host":"Bella","text":"The ad used Acton's family trauma. Her mother stayed with a husband charged with raping her daughter. It's deeply personal."},{"host":"Brian","text":"And Trump's defense of the mother is... complicated. He's not defending Acton, he's defending the mother's choice to stay."},{"host":"Bella","text":"Which is a very specific line to walk. And it's all happening in the final stretch of a brutal midterm."},{"host":"Brian","text":"That's the show right now. War threats, a ten-dollar lawsuit, tornadoes, and a family feud in Ohio politics."},{"host":"Bella","text":"Never a dull moment. We'll keep watching all of it."}]}