New Delhi, May 18 -- With no end to the United States-Iran war and continued blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, putting the world scrambling for oil, Tehran is now looking at the subsea cables laid beneath waterway to make money. According to the reports, Iran now plans to charge big tech companies such as Google, Amazon and Meta for using the subsea cables.

Iranian military spokesperson Ebrahim Zolfaghari declared last week on X, "We will impose fees on internet cables."

The state-linked media outlets have warned that any refusal to cooperate with Iran could trigger regional outages, potentially disrupting internet services, causing e-commerce glitches, and halting money transfers across affected areas.

While major tech companies would...