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By Joey Roulette and Cassell Bryan-Low

Jan 19 2026 6:55AM

State struggles to fully impose internet blackouts.

Iran’s crackdown on dissidents is shaping up as one of the toughest security tests yet for Elon Musk’s Starlink, which has served as a lifeline ⁠against state-imposed internet blackouts since its deployment during the war in Ukraine. SpaceX, which owns Starlink, made the ...

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