Iran-Linked News Outlet Proposes Tax on Undersea Internet Cables in Strait of Hormuz An Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-linked media outlet, Tasnim, published an article proposing that Iran impose fees on submarine fiber-optic cables transiting the Strait of Hormuz. The proposal, titled “Three Practical Steps for Generating Revenue from Strait of Hormuz Internet Cables,” states that Tehran must reassess how it exercises sovereignty over the strategic maritime chokepoint, according to the outlet. [1] Tasnim claimed that the cables facilitate more than $10 trillion in financial transactions daily and warned that any disruption could cause “irreparable losses” to the global economy. [1]…

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