The Financial Times reports "suspicious movements" of Iranian ships near submarine cables in the area.

The Financial Times reports "suspicious movements" of Iranian ships near submarine cables in the area.

The "Financial Times" newspaper wrote in a report that at least four ships associated with the Salami Republic have taken unusual routes in the Gulf of Oman in recent days and have stopped or patrolled areas where underwater communication cables are located.

These moves came after Iranian government officials threatened that in the event of repeated attacks by the US or Israel, they would target the region's communications infrastructure, including submarine internet cables and data centers.

🔸Mohsen Rezaei, Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of the Salami Republic, threatened on Sunday, October 11, in the event of another ground attack by the US military, Iran's military forces will target "cables, data centers and artificial intelligence facilities" in the Middle East. On Friday, November 6, the Financial Times reported that three of these vessels were oil tankers under US sanctions and the fourth vessel was a small Iranian-flagged fishing vessel.

Based on ship tracking data and satellite images, these vessels "slowed down, changed course, patrolled areas or turned off their tracking devices" as they approached the submarine cable route.

According to Windward's report, unlike other ships waiting to load oil in the area, these vessels moved normally until they reached the specific routes of the submarine cables, and then they showed "abnormal" behaviors.

The company announced that such patterns could be compatible with "identifying the cable route or preparing to use explosives and mines when the surveillance systems are turned off."

Read the full version of this report on Radio Perda's website.