Windward

Sanctioned tankers loiter over Gulf subsea cables, raising fears of attacks on undersea internet links

The maritime intelligence firm Windward◼ tracked three sanctioned tankers and an Iranian fishing boat loitering near subsea cables in the Gulf of Oman in October, as reported by the Financial Times◼. Six active cables cross the Strait of Hormuz and two more segments are under construction, and Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain and Qatar depend entirely on these links for external connectivity.