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Musk's Starlinks Poised to Boost Iran Protests

State Department has opened door for export of Musk's Internet satellite kits. Getting them inside Iran could require CIA covert action program.

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Jonathan Broder
Oct 04, 2022
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Does the future of the anti-government protests in Iran depend on Elon Musk?

The death of Kurdish Iranian Masha Amini, 22, in police hands has provoked weeks of national protests against the regime and its morality police. Starlinks’s Internet satellite kits could dramatically amplify their message.(Photo by Bulent KILIC / AFP).

Musk’s activation last mon…

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