The Islamic Republic wants to charge the world’s largest tech companies for using the subsea internet cables laid under the Strait of Hormuz, and state-linked media outlets have vaguely threatened that traffic could be disrupted if firms don’t pay.
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The Islamic Republic wants to charge the world’s largest tech companies for using the subsea internet cables laid under the Strait of Hormuz, and state-linked media outlets have vaguely threatened that traffic could be disrupted if firms don’t pay.
“We will impose fees on internet cables,” Iranian military spokesperson Ebrahim Zolfaghari declared on X last week.
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/05/17/middleeast/iran-hormuz-undersea-cables-intl
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The Islamic Republic wants to charge the world’s largest tech companies for using the subsea internet cables laid under the Strait of Hormuz, and state-linked media outlets have vaguely threatened that traffic could be disrupted if firms don’t pay.
“We will impose fees on internet cables,” Iranian military spokesperson Ebrahim Zolfaghari declared on X last week.
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/05/17/middleeast/iran-hormuz-undersea-cables-intl
@GossiTheDog Doesn't Iran need those cables, too? If they were cut off, wouldn't Iran likewise be cut off?
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The Islamic Republic wants to charge the world’s largest tech companies for using the subsea internet cables laid under the Strait of Hormuz, and state-linked media outlets have vaguely threatened that traffic could be disrupted if firms don’t pay.
“We will impose fees on internet cables,” Iranian military spokesperson Ebrahim Zolfaghari declared on X last week.
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/05/17/middleeast/iran-hormuz-undersea-cables-intl
@GossiTheDog I thought during a conflict they would sever the cables. I guess the new Shah wants to catch the finale of Real Housewives too.
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The Islamic Republic wants to charge the world’s largest tech companies for using the subsea internet cables laid under the Strait of Hormuz, and state-linked media outlets have vaguely threatened that traffic could be disrupted if firms don’t pay.
“We will impose fees on internet cables,” Iranian military spokesperson Ebrahim Zolfaghari declared on X last week.
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/05/17/middleeast/iran-hormuz-undersea-cables-intl
@GossiTheDog Guess I wont be reading this news on CNN
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The Islamic Republic wants to charge the world’s largest tech companies for using the subsea internet cables laid under the Strait of Hormuz, and state-linked media outlets have vaguely threatened that traffic could be disrupted if firms don’t pay.
“We will impose fees on internet cables,” Iranian military spokesperson Ebrahim Zolfaghari declared on X last week.
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/05/17/middleeast/iran-hormuz-undersea-cables-intl
@GossiTheDog
If they wanted to get clever, charge by the bit. -
The Islamic Republic wants to charge the world’s largest tech companies for using the subsea internet cables laid under the Strait of Hormuz, and state-linked media outlets have vaguely threatened that traffic could be disrupted if firms don’t pay.
“We will impose fees on internet cables,” Iranian military spokesperson Ebrahim Zolfaghari declared on X last week.
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/05/17/middleeast/iran-hormuz-undersea-cables-intl
File this under Everything Trump Touches Dies.
"The Islamic Republic wants to charge the world’s largest tech companies for using the subsea internet cables laid under the Strait of Hormuz"
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The Islamic Republic wants to charge the world’s largest tech companies for using the subsea internet cables laid under the Strait of Hormuz, and state-linked media outlets have vaguely threatened that traffic could be disrupted if firms don’t pay.
“We will impose fees on internet cables,” Iranian military spokesperson Ebrahim Zolfaghari declared on X last week.
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/05/17/middleeast/iran-hormuz-undersea-cables-intl
@GossiTheDog Good one. I was wondering why they hadn't cut the cables yet. I guess they were considering them as a new source of income.
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The Islamic Republic wants to charge the world’s largest tech companies for using the subsea internet cables laid under the Strait of Hormuz, and state-linked media outlets have vaguely threatened that traffic could be disrupted if firms don’t pay.
“We will impose fees on internet cables,” Iranian military spokesperson Ebrahim Zolfaghari declared on X last week.
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/05/17/middleeast/iran-hormuz-undersea-cables-intl
@GossiTheDog "Give us internet money!" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeWn3Sso2RE
