The Iranian authorities mull imposing fees on the subsea cables through the Strait of Hormuz that carry enormous volumes of global internet and financial data between Europe, Asia and the Gulf region, media reports have said.

IRGC-linked media have called on Tehran to impose fees on submarine cables through the Strait of Hormuz and monitor global data traffic, citing claimed sovereignty over the…

Iran is threatening undersea cables. The world’s ‘digital chokepoints’ have never been more vulnerable