Some Iranian news outlets have raised the issue of the cables' vulnerability to attack:

"99% of internet traffic goes via undersea cables, & 30% at some point transits the Strait of Hormuz."

If the cables were cut, it would affect "communications & commerce throughout the world... & deal a lethal blow to US Central Command & hostile neighbors of Iran."

Iran Threatens to Kidnap Data Cables as well as Oil; Trump warns of Nukes

Farsnews notes the importance of the underwater fiber optic cables that transmit internet data through the Gulf of Hormuz,

Informed Comment (www.juancole.com)

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