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# Iranian tankers patrol subsea cables as infrastructure threats escalate
- URL: https://adjacent.media/signals/iranian-tankers-patrol-subsea-cables-as-infrastructure-threats-escalate/
- Published: 2026-11-07T17:15:58.000Z
- Updated: 2026-11-07T17:15:58.000Z
- Description: Iran is positioning vessels directly over critical internet cables connecting Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.
- Author: Jonathan Greene
- Tags: #signal, theme-connected, infrastructure security, subsea cables, geopolitical risk

Source: [Ars Technica - All content](https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/11/ships-loiter-near-subsea-cables-amid-irans-warnings-to-trump/?ref=adjacent.media)

Iran is positioning vessels directly over critical internet cables connecting Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. Cutting even one major submarine cable—which carry roughly 99% of intercontinental data—can disrupt banking systems, cloud services, and communications across continents for weeks, making it a cheaper and more deniable alternative to kinetic warfare. Digital infrastructure is becoming contested terrain in great power competition, with direct consequences for financial markets and multinational supply chains that depend on uninterrupted connectivity.