Iran’s widening war with the US and much of the Middle East appears to be entering a new phase. After using the Strait of Hormuz as leverage during months of military escalation, Tehran is now signalling that it could target another critical global chokepoint: the vast network of subsea internet cables running beneath the Gulf.

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