Iran threatens undersea cables, global internet could be affected Iran is seriously losing it. After realizing the U.S. is basically giving up on controlling oil prices, they’ve started pulling new stunts. Today, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps threatened to attack the internet cables beneath the Strait of Hormuz. If these cables really get damaged, the Gulf region’s internet will be the first to suffer. Local users will experience slower access to international websites, laggy video calls, disrupted data syncs with overseas servers, and delays in cross-border payments and transaction instructions that rely on these connections. And don’t even get me started on data centers. The impact will ripple through international business to other countries. Companies in Europe, the U.S., and Asia that rely on Gulf-region banks, cloud servers, or partners could face payment delays, system outages, and order processing disruptions. Even businesses outside the Middle East could get dragged into the mess if their suppliers or service providers face network issues. The repair process is another headache. Back in 2024, three cables in the Red Sea were damaged, and it took about six months to fix them. If repair ships can’t access the area due to conflict, companies will have to consider adding backup routes or relocating operations to other regions. Communication costs, migration expenses, and revenue losses will all pile up the longer the outage lasts. Iran using undersea cables as leverage is essentially dragging multinational corporations and Gulf nations’ commercial interests into the conflict. By doing this, they’re trying to pressure the U.S. into agreeing to a ceasefire. I did a quick check—Amazon AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, Oracle OCI, and Equinix all have data center operations in the Gulf region. If something happens, these are potential victims. One @Gate, trading across more markets.