The White House is in talks with billionaire Elon Musk about the possibility of SpaceX building the Starlink satellite Internet service on Iranian soil.
This has been reported by Ukrinform with reference to specific information from CNN.
This is how President Joe Biden’s administration is said to be trying to support the Iranian protest movement that erupted after 22-year-old Mahsa Amini died after being detained by the country’s morality police more than a month ago.
The White House is considering using Starlink technology to counter the Iranian regime’s efforts to restrict activists’ access to the internet.
Thus, for the second time after Ukraine, the US government is turning to manufacturer Starlink for help in the provision of telecommunications services, despite Musk’s difficult relationship with the US administration, which finds him unpredictable.
It is unclear whether the administration has offered to pay for Starlink terminals to be installed in Iran. In addition, there are problems with the installation of ground equipment, which is easy to detect.