Submarine Cables · Full chronicle and history

Beijing time October 20, 2026, according to a message posted by the X account @__Inty__, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps publicly announced that the major submarine internet cables crossing the Strait of Hormuz have become targets of its military strikes. This move has triggered outside concerns about the security of critical infrastructure in the Middle East and the stability of global internet communications.

The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission released a research report analyzing China's threat to critical submarine communications infrastructure.

The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission released a research report analyzing China's growing gray-zone threats to trans-Pacific submarine cables.

On September 15, the European Parliament passed the resolution on the "Findings and Recommendations of the Special Committee on the Shield of European Democracy," stating that Taiwan is a leading partner in situational awareness, affirming its whole-of-society resilience, and calling for strengthened cooperation with like-minded partners in East Asia on issues such as countering foreign interference and information manipulation and the sabotage of undersea cables.

According to reports in the Taiwanese media, Taiwan's National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology received Anduril's Dive LD unmanned underwater vehicle system in August this year. It will first be applied to submarine cable inspections to guard against deliberate sabotage, and the institute is cooperating with Anduril on customized modifications, integrating multi-beam scanning capability to detect mines and submarines.

The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) passed a 3-0 order to significantly strengthen regulation of undersea communication cables carrying international internet traffic, extending jurisdiction to operators of terminal equipment for undersea lines and establishing a fast-track approval process, provided national security standards are met.

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission passed the new regulation by a 3-0 vote, significantly strengthening oversight of submarine communication cables, extending jurisdiction to onshore terminal equipment, and establishing national security standards to expedite approvals.