00:26A new front is emerging in the conflict,
00:28and it's not on land, air or sea.
00:31It's beneath the ocean.
00:34Iran is now signaling that the Gulf's digital lifelines,
00:37its undersea Internet cables, could become targets.
00:41In a pointed report, an outlet linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
00:45mapped out critical submarine cable routes across the Strait of Hormuz.
00:49The message is clear.
00:51The region's Internet backbone is now in the line of fire.
00:55These cables carry vast volumes of global data,
00:58connecting Gulf states like the UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia to the world.
01:04Disrupt them, and entire economies could feel the shock.
01:07The report highlights a key vulnerability.
01:10Countries on the southern side of the Gulf rely heavily on these maritime cables for connectivity,
01:15more so than Iran.
01:17That imbalance, analysts say, creates a strategic pressure point,
01:20one that could be exploited in a broader confrontation.
01:23And this isn't just theoretical.
01:25Digital infrastructure has already been hit.
01:28Recent drone strikes targeted cloud facilities in the UAE and Bahrain,
01:32reportedly impacting data centers linked to global providers.
01:35A warning shot.
01:37Now, undersea cables appear to be next on the list.
01:40From ports and pipelines to servers and fiber lines, the battlefield is expanding.
01:45And it's happening alongside rising tensions at sea.
01:48Just hours ago, two commercial vessels vanished from tracking systems near Hormuz.
01:53They were later confirmed seized by the IRGC.
01:56One of them came under direct fire.
01:58Its bridge damaged after attempting to continue transit.
02:01At the same time, the United States is tightening its pressure campaign.
02:04The United States Navy has seized multiple Iran-linked vessels in Reason Base,
02:09expanding enforcement beyond the Gulf.
02:11A sweeping blockade remains in place, aimed at cutting off Iran's oil exports.
02:15President Donald Trump has extended the ceasefire, but made it clear the pressure will continue.
02:20That's where the strategies collide.
02:22Washington is targeting oil.
02:24Tehran is signaling it could target data.
02:26And the implications are global.
02:28A disruption to undersea cables wouldn't just slow internet speeds.
02:31It could cripple financial systems, disrupt aviation, and sever communication links across entire regions.
02:37For Gulf economies, deeply dependent on digital infrastructure, the risks are enormous.
02:42And unlike ships or pipelines, these cables are harder to monitor, and even harder to protect.
02:47They run thousands of kilometers beneath the sea.
02:50Out of sight, but not out of reach.
02:53As tensions escalate, the conflict is no longer confined to traditional domains.
02:57It's moving into the invisible infrastructure that powers the modern world.
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