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Iran Now Threatens Fees for Subsea Internet Cables in the Strait of Hormuz

Iran Now Threatens Fees for Subsea Internet Cables in the Strait of Hormuz
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Iran's government "wants to charge the world's largest tech companies for using the subsea internet cables laid under the Strait of Hormuz," reports CNN. Their article also notes that Iran's state-linked media outlets "have vaguely threatened that traffic could be disrupted if firms don't pay." Lawmakers in Tehran discussed a plan last week which could target submarine cables linking Arab countries to Europe and Asia. "We will impose fees on internet cables," Iranian military spokesperson Ebrah

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