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The *Financial Times* revealed that four vessels linked to Iran—three oil tankers under US sanctions and a fishing vessel—moved slowly or circled over the routes of undersea communications cables in the Gulf of Oman between October 21 and 26. Windward said the behavior could be consistent with mapping the cables or placing explosives and mines, though it did not confirm that this was the case. The movements have raised concern because six cables pass through the Strait of Hormuz, and several Gulf states rely on them entirely for internet connectivity, while three more cables are under construction. These concerns come amid Iranian threats to target digital infrastructure: strikes on the cables could disrupt communications, financial transactions, e-commerce and cloud services.
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