A picture taken on November 17, 2015 in Lubmin, northeastern

Iran Demands Cable Fees From Google And Meta That US Sanctions Forbid Them To Pay

Iran's military spokesperson declared last week that Tehran will impose fees on the submarine fiber-optic cables beneath the Strait of Hormuz — issuing demands that US companies Google, Meta, Microsoft, and Amazon are legally barred from meeting under American sanctions law, and threatening that cables could be disrupted if operators refuse to comply.