Recent Iranian threats and observed maritime activity have elevated trader focus on potential sabotage of undersea cables in the Strait of Hormuz. In October, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps officials publicly identified seven major cables as possible retaliation targets if U.S. or Israeli strikes resume, with security sources confirming detailed plans that include efforts to hinder repairs. In early November, maritime intelligence tracked multiple Iran-linked vessels, including sanctioned tankers, loitering, circling routes, and disabling tracking systems directly over cable corridors such as 2Africa and Europe India Gateway. These developments occur against a backdrop of ongoing regional conflict and U.S. statements on renewed pressure, with any confirmed damage likely to affect connectivity for several Gulf states while global redundancy limits broader outages.