The undersea cables carry a large share of global data traffic between Europe, the Gulf, and Asia. Tehran proposes to impose a toll for submarine cables that provide internet communications. Iran also wants all management and maintenance handled exclusively by domestic companies.
I wonder what taking control means. It’s probably easy for them to damage the cables, but can they actually take permanent control over whether the cable is off or on?
I wonder what taking control means. It’s probably easy for them to damage the cables, but can they actually take permanent control over whether the cable is off or on?