I found this article which has one of those authors which mentions FPV drones using optical fibre (for 2-way communication) but it doesn't mention how long the fibre is. I would doubt very much that an FPV drone would carry 30-40km of fibre onboard to cross the Strait of Hormuz, it would be too heavy
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