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Iran threatens to slap licensing fees on undersea cables in Strait of Hormuz —  Google Microsoft Meta and Amazon targeted for cash and Iranian law compliance

Tehran eyes exclusive repair rights for its firms on critical internet backbone… Proposal floats amid sanctions as Iran tests choke point power over Big Tech… Bold move 🇮🇷💞🎖: Iran wants to charge IT giants for undersea internet cablesTehran says companies like Google, Microsoft,Meta, &Amazon must comply with Iranian law and pay licensing fees for laying …

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Iran just published a map of every undersea internet cable running through the Strait of Hormuz.

Nobody is telling you how FUCKED the internet situation actually is right now. Iran just published a map of every undersea internet cable running through the Strait of Hormuz. 97 percent of global internet traffic rides on undersea cables. Now watch the domino effect: → One… pic.twitter.com/FW8QQfwGfy — 🇺🇸 Ronald Carter (@USronaldcarter) April 23, 2026

World internet at risk: Iran threatens to cut undersea cables carrying 95% of global traffic after Trump’s 48-hour war ultimatum

95 TO 99% OF ALL GLOBAL INTERNET TRAFFIC FLOWS THROUGH UNDERSEA CABLES AND IRAN JUST THREATENED TO CUT THEM Read that again. Not satellites. Physical glass fiber cables sitting on the ocean floor at 200 feet depth. ZERO protection. 30% of the world’s internet passes through ONE chokepoint: the Strait of Hormuz. 20+ cables run …

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If They Cut The Undersea Cables That Connect Us To The Internet, Will It Crash The Global Economy?

by Michael The U.S. is accusing Russia of preparing to cut undersea cables which carry Internet traffic all over the world, and Russia is accusing western powers of preparing to do the exact same thing.  In some cases, these undersea cables literally stretch from one continent to another, and so it is impossible to guard …

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Vietnam’s internet connectivity massively disrupted with 3 undersea cables out, impacting global access.

Vietnam’s internet connectivity has faced disruptions once again due to three out of five submarine internet cables going down around June 15, 2024. These outages have significantly affected Vietnam’s connection with the world, making some offshore websites difficult to access. The impacted cables include: Intra Asia (IA) connection to Singapore. Asia Pacific Gateway (APG) link. Asia-Africa-Europe-1 (AAE-1) pipeline. As a result, only two subsea cables …

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Alaskan undersea fiber optic cables cut

via ADN: Residents of several North Slope and Northwest Alaska communities have been experiencing internet and cell service interruptions this week caused by a cut to the subsea fiber optic network. The cut might take up to two months to repair, and telecommunications service providers are looking for short-term solutions to bring service back online. …

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