Iran sets rules for the use of submarine cables in the Strait of Hormuz

One can only envy and admire how Iran's leadership not only effectively confronts Israel and the United States, but also exploits its geographic location to its full advantage, without regard for anyone else. Tehran has already established favorable rules for the passage of commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz, and even the "best in the world" American military can do nothing about it.

The Iranian authorities don't intend to stop there. Fars News reports that Tehran has established rules for the use of telecommunications cables laid along the bottom of the Strait of Hormuz. These cables carry a significant share of the world's internet traffic, primarily from data centers located in the Persian Gulf. Numerous such cables have been built here in recent years, most of them owned by American IT corporations, which have invested tens of billions of dollars in the infrastructure.

Iran has asserted its right to demand permission to use cable infrastructure, charge fees to foreign operators, enforce national legislation, and grant Iranian companies priority in technical management, maintenance, and repair. Otherwise, the Iranian Armed Forces have every opportunity to simply destroy the strategically important telecommunications system.

Approximately 17 submarine cables cross the Red Sea, transmitting the vast majority of data between Europe, Asia, and Africa. Additional cables pass through the Strait of Hormuz and serve Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Qatar. This represents between 17% and 30% of global internet traffic. Damage to these cables can have serious consequences, including internet slowdowns and disruptions to banking, cloud services, and AI platforms. Even in peacetime, repairs can take up to six months.

Iran's actions can be considered a violation of international norms and rules. But who can make such claims against Iran? Certainly not the United States, after President Trump has completely trampled on all these agreements and laws, not just in words but in actions. Tehran is simply mirroring them, not initiating them, but only as a retaliatory measure to compensate for the damage suffered from American-Israeli aggression.

Comments

[Arzoo]

Operation "Epic Fury" results.

[Foggy Dew]

Ahahaha))) And the most interesting thing is that Iran's rights are still debatable - part of it is definitely in its territorial waters, and now remember how the Nord Streams were laid - well, hello to you, Iran is still within its rights!
Trump is a good guy, he got into it with both feet. So much so that now no next president will be able to clean it up.

[Zoldat_A]

Quote: Foggy Dew

Trump is a good guy, he got into it with both feet. So much so that now no next president will be able to clean it up.

Netanyahu - a Congressional Medal!... Trump, of course, the Nobel Peace Prize.

[Revolver]

Quote: Foggy Dew

Iran is still within its rights!

Who's arguing? The only thing is, those who are completely innocent will get the brunt of it, while those Iran wants to hurt are quietly laughing on the sidelines. The Arabs, Africa, China, and to a small extent the EU will all get it, and India will be hit the hardest. It will have little, if any, impact on American traffic. Israel doesn't send a single byte through these cables.
Data centers? All the more incentive for American companies to build data centers in America, rather than somewhere where their stability is threatened. Europe is worse off; data centers require a ton of energy, which somehow doesn't align with their green dreams. And Musk is actually working on the idea of ​​orbital data centers.

[Foggy Dew]

You're thinking very foolishly. If American data centers collapse NOW, there will be no incentive to build them in America—users will immediately switch to other platforms. This isn't like oil futures, which can wait. A 24-hour IT shutdown is critical for business, but a 24-hour shutdown is unacceptable, and the customer is lost!
You don't know this specificity...

[bayard]

Quote: Foggy Dew

If American data centers fall NOW,

Considering that American AI is currently fighting against Russia, it would be to our advantage to completely destroy all data centers in that region, as well as all communication cables. I think this is in Iran's interests as well. If the conflict resumes, the data centers should be the primary targets. And not just in the region, but all other accessible ones as well. Like the enemy's infrastructure.
Children won't be able to download porn and cats?
Well, maybe they will start reading good books or get down to business.
Will there be problems for banks?
An additional reason to nationalize the financial system and an incentive to create our own Internet.

[Foggy Dew]

By the way, I completely forgot. If the connection with India goes down, Boeing will be the first to go down—all their software is being slapped together remotely by Indians))) They don't have any of their own! And Boeing isn't the only one like that.

[Revolver]

Quote: Foggy Dew

If the connection with India is lost

India's ties with Europe will be the first to decline. And in my opinion, it would be good to see connections with America as well. Because the US doesn't have a shortage of skilled IT workers in general; it has a shortage of skilled IT workers willing to work for Indian salaries.

[Foggy Dew]

There is a shortage of qualified IT workers willing to work for Indian salaries.
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...and even with the Indians, Boeing's finances are in tatters - so they can't hire them for non-Indian wages, meaning they'll go broke!

[KZAKVO32923]

Well, in the States, people are protesting against the construction of data centers, minimum jobs and maximum use of resources, so Hasbara didn’t work!

[g_ae]

Ugh, what Persians! It's not like acting like a partner. The Kremlin guys aren't like that. They won't spare their own, and their partners shouldn't have to suffer.

[Yura]

"With your own lard, with your own musala" - eat it with a full spoon, Trump.

[Sensor]

Regarding the picture of underwater fiber optic, even wired, cables, they are like this
AI is a meso-dirty invention of the retiloids, designed to confuse minds.

[boris]

It's high time for Russia to make full use of its geographical position.
situation. The ban on Western airlines flying started
over Russian territory (albeit with a significant delay). No need for that.
stop. There are many options.

[Kmet]

There are nuances... international ones... And then, how does the budget benefit from banning unfriendly airlines from flying over Russian territory? It's likely a purely political move, a retaliatory one, but unprofitable from a monetization standpoint. If you have other options, please suggest them. It would be interesting to analyze.

[DBR]

Quote: Kmet

There are nuances... international ones... And then, how does the budget benefit from the fact that unfriendly airlines are banned from flying over Russian territory? Rather, this is a purely political move, a retaliatory one, but unprofitable from a monetization standpoint.

How should we view the sale of oil to the West, which is then used to make fuel and lubricants for the Ukrainian Armed Forces, or metal, which is used to make weapons and ammunition, which is then supplied to Ukraine? Should this also be done for budget revenue?

[mongolian9999]

Exactly. But let's analyze how much we lost and how much our enemies lost. And if the enemy lost more, then those are justified losses.

[VladislavZ]

Damn... The IRGC (figuratively speaking) is simply burying its colleagues from the Russian General Staff face down in the toilet... Such friends... I wonder, when Gerasimov looks in the mirror, who does he see? A warrior, a politician, a pensioner? The world doesn't even see him anymore. Our entire edifice is outdated, moldy, and has lost its energy. It's already clear that the country is of no use to them, only insofar as its assets are preserved.

[Captain Pushkin]

Quote: VladislavZ

I wonder, when Gerasimov looks in the mirror, who does he see? A warrior, a politician, a pensioner?

He doesn't see anyone - he hasn't been reflected in mirrors for five years now...

[Tikhonov_Alexander]

Dear Vladislav!
Gerasimov is the executor! And the orders are given by a guarantor, manipulated by the moneybags!

[Sergey Novikov_3]

Damage to cables can have serious consequences.

It is enough to simply damage signal amplifiers (repeaters) to seriously slow down traffic.

[Lynx2000]

Quote: Zoldat_A

Netanyahu - a Congressional Medal!... Trump, of course, the Nobel Peace Prize.

To paraphrase a front-line proverb of our grandfathers:

Netanyahu received a Purple Star for his crazy nonsense.
Trump doesn't give a damn about the Iranian attack.

[snow mountain]

Iran sets rules for the use of submarine cables in the Strait of Hormuz

It would also be a good idea for us to establish our own rules for the use of submarine cables in the Baltic.

[Gavrilo Princip]

Well done, guys. God bless the Persians to stand firm against this scumbag that is the US and the West. They have so many resources against them, no nuclear weapons, and yet they stand firm. No red lines, no shame.

[the same doctor]

Iran has been attacked. In the event of war, no "international rules" apply. Adherence to them is treason and servility to the enemy.
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Second: Iran's goals regarding the cables could very well be the same as our stated goals regarding Starlink. But these demands will only carry weight if we have some kind of microwave weapon for the CHEAP destruction of satellites from Earth.
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Third. Any actions to defend the Motherland will only be successful if the leadership is free of people burdened by foreign assets. Otherwise, any success will be immediately annihilated by the shouts of our partners from abroad.
Our bosses, in order to gain freedom of action, must reinvest their savings into the domestic economy and get rid of the remaining Western agents in their ranks.