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Sanctioned Iran-Linked Tankers Went Dark Over Gulf of Oman Cables as the IRGC Threatened Them

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Seven cable systems run through the corridor. The waters off Oman’s Batinah coast contain one of the densest concentrations of undersea cables in the region.

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