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Iran Threatens Gulf’s Digital Lifelines as Ships Circle Cables At least four vessels linked to Iran have been observed making unusual movements above undersea communications cables in the Gulf of Oman, raising concerns about possible preparations to disrupt vital digital infrastructure amid renewed tensions with the United States and Israel, the Financial Times reported on November 6. The vessels, tracked by maritime analytics firm Windward using ship-tracking data and satellite imagery, included three tankers under U.S. sanctions and a small Iranian fishing boat. The activity took place in the weeks after Iranian officials threatened to target undersea cables and data centers if Washington and Israel launched another bombing campaign against the country. Windward found that the tankers slowed down, circled, turned back or remained stationary when they reached specific cable corridors. Read more HERE