Paris ¨C Iran¡¯s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps threatened Monday to impose ¡°permits¡± on submarine fiber-optic cables passing through the Strait of Hormuz.
Here is what you need to know about cable infrastructure in the region and how the threats could play out:
Major connections running through the strait include a branch of AAE-1 (Asia, Africa, Europe), which connects points from Hong Kong to Italy and France.
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