Iran issues a warning suggesting it could cut undersea internet cables and cloud infrastructure in the Persian Gulf – Tasnim
Dozens of major submarine fiber-optic cables run through the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz (at least 17 systems in the broader area per analyses).
Key ones include systems like AAE-1, FALCON, Gulf Bridge International, EPEG, SMW5, and extensions of 2Africa Pearls.
Together with Red Sea routes, these carry a huge portion of global data traffic—estimates range from ~17-30% for Gulf-specific segments up to claims of 95% on certain Asia-Europe-Africa corridors.
“They support internet, cloud services (Amazon, Microsoft, Google data centers in the Gulf), finance, and AI projects in the region.“
