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Explainer-The Hormuz digital chokepoint: How does the Iran war threaten subsea cables?
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Iran Signals a New Threat to the Gulf’s Internet
Beneath the waters of the Strait of Hormuz lies a dense network of subsea cables carrying internet traffic, financial data and cloud services between the Gulf, Europe and Asia. Globally, those cables
Explainer-The Hormuz digital chokepoint: How does the Iran war threaten subsea cables?
By Federico Maccioni DUBAI, April 28 (Reuters) - Iran warned last week that submarine cables in the Strait of Hormuz were a vulnerable point for the region's digital economy, raising concerns about p
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