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Iran warns Gulf digital infrastructure could be targeted
90%
Data capacity between Europe and Asia passing through cables under the Red Sea
Iranian security chief Mohsen Rezaei warned that cables, data centres and AI facilities in the region could be attacked if conflict with the United States resumes. The article examines existing vulnerabilities and previous damage to regional infrastructure.
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Mohsen Rezaei warned that regional cables, data centres and AI facilities could be attacked if war with the United States erupts again.
“has warned that cables, data centres and artificial intelligence (AI) facilities across the region could be attacked”
- 90%
Data capacity between Europe and Asia passing through cables under the Red Sea
“More than 90 percent of data capacity between Europe and Asia passes through cables under the Red Sea”
- 20%
Global internet traffic passing through Bab-el-Mandeb
“through which nearly one-fifth of global internet traffic passes”