Analysis: "Iran Threatens to Kidnap Data Cables as well as Oil""99% of internet traffic goes via undersea cables, & 30% at some point transits the Strait of Hormuz."Cutting the cables would dramatically affect "communications & commerce throughout the world... & deal a lethal blow to US Central Command & hostile neighbors of Iran."https://www.juancole.com/2026/05/threatens-kidnap-cables.html #Hormuz #IranWar #USPol #EUPol #DataCables #news .