After months of using oil routes in the Strait of Hormuz as leverage during tensions with the US and Israel, Iran is now signalling that it could target another critical global network — the undersea internet cables carrying everything from Instagram reels and WhatsApp chats to Google searches, Amazon deliveries and Netflix streams. According to reports by CNN and Iranian state-linked media, Tehran is considering imposing fees on submarine communication cables passing beneath the Strait of Hormuz, a move that could affect global technology companies and disrupt international internet traffic.
Iranian military spokesperson Ebrahim Zolfaghari wrote on X, “We will impose fees on internet cables.”
