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Analysis: Undersea data cables in the Strait of Hormuz:
Some Iranian news outlets have raised the issue of the cables' vulnerability to attack:
"99% of internet traffic goes via undersea cables, & 30% at some point transits the Strait of Hormuz."
Cut cables would affect world communications in a lethal blow to US Central Command & hostile neighbors of Iran."
PS afaik, these are hints, not direct govt threats.
juancole.com/2026/05/threatens…
#Hormuz #IranWar #USPol #EUPol #DataCables #news .
Iran Threatens to Kidnap Data Cables as well as Oil; Trump warns of Nukes
Farsnews notes the importance of the underwater fiber optic cables that transmit internet data through the Gulf of Hormuz,Juan Cole (Informed Comment)
