Iran Threatens Undersea Internet Cables in Hormuz and Red Sea Corridors

TLDR: Iran’s IRGC warned on March 28 that critical undersea cable infrastructure in Hormuz will not be spared from attack. Cables like FALCON, AAE-1, and 2Africa Pearls carry nearly all global internet traffic through contested waterways. Google and Meta activated contingency rerouting plans after the threat, raising costs across cable insurance markets. Starlink’s 9,500-satellite LEO [...]

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