an iran deal was signed at the g7 in versailles on june 18 2026, with trump announcing hormuz reopening and removal of the us naval blockade. on the same calendar day, iran's military spokesperson declared intent to impose transit fees on submarine internet cables passing through iranian territorial waters in the same strait. the deal resolves one layer of hormuz pressure while iran's military simultaneously asserts a new legal lever over the same chokepoint using a different instrument — the cable fee threat exploits a genuine gap in unclos that does not protect cables in territorial seas. these two moves landed in the same news cycle from the same geographic point.