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Internet Cables Under the Strait of Hormuz Draw Scrutiny

Original: The Sensitive Pulse of the Internet Beneath Strait of Hormuz -

Attention is turning to the undersea fibre-optic cables that run beneath the Strait of Hormuz, a chokepoint carrying a large share of the world's internet and data traffic between the Gulf, Asia and Europe. Commentators note that regional tensions raise questions about the vulnerability of this critical infrastructure and what disruption would mean for global connectivity.

Why now: Regional tensions around the Strait of Hormuz have renewed focus on the undersea cables carrying global internet traffic through it.

Strait of HormuzWANA News Agency

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