Big Tech’s Gulf megaprojects are trapped between two war choke points

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Big Tech's major infrastructure investments in the Gulf region are now threatened by the U.S.-Iran conflict, which has effectively closed the two primary data routing paths in and out of the region. The closure of these choke points creates significant connectivity risks for digital operations across the Middle East. The situation highlights the vulnerability of global internet infrastructure to geopolitical conflict.

The U.S.-Iran conflict has closed the only two routes for data in and out of the region.