Undersea internet cable cut in Middle East – Should Iran be worried?

jowey · 02-04-2008, 04:42 PM

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Undersea internet cable cut in Middle East – Should Iran be worried?

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American Chronicle | Undersea internet cable cut in Middle East – Should Iran be worried?
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There has been some concern that the undersea internet cables, that have been cut recently, are perhaps no accident?

The first incident happened 8km from Alexandria in Egypt, which involved 2 cables apparently alongside each other. According to initial reports, the cables may have been "snapped" by a ship´s anchor.

Whilst this explanation is certainly a possibility, it seems a strange coincidence that barely two days later another cable is cut, this time 56km from Dubai in the Persian Gulf. There is even rumor of a fourth cable being damaged, but this has not been confirmed.

The countries most affected by the damaged cables are Egypt, India and the Middle East (in particular Iran). Israel and Iraq, as far as we can tell, were not affected by this problem as they use an alternative route for this service.

Cables involved in the "breaks" belong to companies connected to Reliance Communication Ventures, where Anil Ambani has a 66.75% interest. His father (Dhirubhai Ambani) originally founded the company and it is a classical rags to riches story.

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Lets cut off their communications

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At the outset of the war, the Germans had five transatlantic cables that ran through the English Channel. One went to Brest in France, another to Vigo in Spain, one to Tenerife in North Africa and two to New York via the Azores. The English cable ship Telconia cut them all in England's first offensive action in the war. This left a cable that ran between West Africa and Brazil that was largely American-owned that the Germans could use. In short order the allies ended that source of direct cable communications with the overseas world. Consequently, Germany was forced to use their powerful wireless station at Nauen, just a few miles outside Berlin. From this moment, German messages were routinely picked from the air and began pouring into the offices of British Naval Intelligence. In order to capture this flood of information, four new allied listening stations were established along the English coast with direct wires to Admiral Hall's offices. The positive result from this investment could not be overemphasized.

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TrueBlueAmerican · 02-04-2008, 06:52 PM

I think the cut cables caused more problems for civilians than it did for the military. Im pretty sure the Iranian military doesnt rely on the internet or hardwired communications to maintain contact with each other.

They couldnt have been too devestated if they were able to launch a satellite into orbit. Good timing on the Iranians part.

02-04-2008, 06:52 PM	#2 (permalink)
TrueBlueAmerican Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,229 Thanks: 30 Thanked 34 Times in 25 Posts	I think the cut cables caused more problems for civilians than it did for the military. Im pretty sure the Iranian military doesnt rely on the internet or hardwired communications to maintain contact with each other. They couldnt have been too devestated if they were able to launch a satellite into orbit. Good timing on the Iranians part. Last edited by TrueBlueAmerican; 02-04-2008 at 06:56 PM.
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