Oil prices are soaring due to Strait of Hormuz blockade. Now the internet is under threat

NewsWorldMiddle EastOil prices are soaring due to Strait of Hormuz blockade. Now the internet is under threatSeveral fibre-optic cables snake across the seabed of the strait Federico Maccioni Tuesday 28 April 2026 11:42 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2966324","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/strait-hormuz-subsea-cables-internet-iran-war-b2966324.html","title":"How the internet is under threat by Strait of Hormuz blockade"}}CloseWhite House: Trump has met with team over Iran proposal to reopen Strait of HormuzOn The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_On_The_Ground_Newsletter","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/onTheGround1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveOnTheGround","regSourceSection":"Middle East","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"}}Iran warned last week that submarine cables in the Strait of Hormuz are a v...