[Iran Seeks to Control Submarine Internet Cables in the Strait of Hormuz] According to Golden Finance, on May 10, citing Fars News Agency, Iran is pushing to impose licensing, fees, and legal jurisdiction on foreign cable operators. These cables carry a significant amount of data traffic between Europe, the Gulf region, and Asia. Iran has also demanded that all management and maintenance work must be exclusively handled by domestic companies. Previously, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran had warned that it could launch attacks on related submarine cable infrastructure.