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Recent US strikes were preemptive and aimed at disrupting an alleged Iranian plot to target submarine cables in the Strait of Hormuz, a US source tells Al Arabiya

Escalating US-Iran tensions over strategic infrastructure could destabilize global communications and trade, heightening invasion risks.

Recent US strikes were preemptive and aimed at disrupting an alleged Iranian plot to target submarine cables in the Strait of Hormuz, a US source tells Al Arabiya

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