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