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Elon Musk Turns on Starlink for Iranian Public After Islamic Regime Cuts Off Internet Service
thegatewaypundit.com ^ | Jun. 16, 2025 | Jim Hoft

Posted on 06/17/2025 6:42:55 AM PDT by V_TWIN

The world’s richest man and one of the world’s greatest minds, Elon Musk, turned on Starlink for Iranians after the brutal Islamic regime cut off internet service. This comes following the waves of Israeli attacks on the Islamic regime.

Starlink gives internet service to people where internet is hard to get, like in remote areas or people suffering from a natural disaster or war.

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TOPICS: Front Page News; Government; Iran; Israel; Politics/Elections; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: elonmusk; gatewaypundit; iran; iranfafo; israel; jimhoft; mullahloversonfr; musk; nevertrumpers; nevertrumpertrolls; spacex; starlink; tesla; trollfarm; waronterror
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Nice to see Elon is back on his meds.

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1 posted on 06/17/2025 6:42:55 AM PDT by V_TWIN
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To: V_TWIN

As if these decisions are his instead of his Deep State handler/sponsors.


2 posted on 06/17/2025 6:43:53 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: V_TWIN

Time to buy stock in PornHub and OnlyFans.


3 posted on 06/17/2025 6:46:01 AM PDT by fruser1
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Iran, and obscure place in the SK system.

4 posted on 06/17/2025 6:46:32 AM PDT by z3n (Kakistocracy)
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To: V_TWIN

The brutal regime fears its own people...


5 posted on 06/17/2025 6:46:51 AM PDT by Milagros
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To: fruser1
Time to buy stock in PornHub and OnlyFans.

Probably get a good ROI buying GoatHub.

6 posted on 06/17/2025 6:49:15 AM PDT by Tell It Right (1 Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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To: V_TWIN

HOORAY Elon!


7 posted on 06/17/2025 6:49:30 AM PDT by PGalt (Past Peak Civilization?)
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To: 9YearLurker

I wonder if Starlink could transmit computer viruses into Iran....

Nah...crazy science fiction.

Lol.


8 posted on 06/17/2025 6:49:40 AM PDT by cgbg (It was not us. It was them--all along.)
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Ha!


9 posted on 06/17/2025 6:50:16 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: Milagros

That tells us all we need to know about the powers that be in Iran.


10 posted on 06/17/2025 6:50:52 AM PDT by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as)
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To: PGalt

Exactly.


11 posted on 06/17/2025 6:51:04 AM PDT by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as)
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Not much good Elon if no earth stations there to connect


12 posted on 06/17/2025 6:52:37 AM PDT by George from New England (escaped CT back in 2006)
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To: V_TWIN
No I think he thought the big beautiful bill contained the DOGE cuts and didn't know they would be done separately with rescission bills.

He apologized...and so...let's move on.

13 posted on 06/17/2025 6:53:35 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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God bless Elon. The people of Iran must act NOW. I pray they have the courage to do so.


14 posted on 06/17/2025 6:55:20 AM PDT by Brunswick
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If I understand correctly, Musk can “turn on” Starlink access over Iran, but it still requires a Starlink receiver (Dishy) and power on the ground to use. It doesn’t magically bypass the need for hardware—and, in Iran, that hardware is illegal and has to be smuggled in.


15 posted on 06/17/2025 6:55:23 AM PDT by RoosterRedux ("There's nothing so inert as a closed mind" )
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Starlink requires special hardware for internet. How many have that in Iran?

And if they have it, how did the gov't cut it off?

16 posted on 06/17/2025 6:57:52 AM PDT by TangoLimaSierra (⭐⭐To the Left, The Truth is Right Wing Violence⭐⭐)
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To: George from New England

Starlink could connect to temporary Earth stations set up inside Iran by Israeli commandos.

That is just one example of how it could work.

I can think of a few others as well.

Once it is connected with the interior Iran network at any point—good to go.


17 posted on 06/17/2025 6:58:52 AM PDT by cgbg (It was not us. It was them--all along.)
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“Starlink requires special hardware for internet. How many have that in Iran?
And if they have it, how did the gov’t cut it off?”

Fairly easy for the Israelis to just fly over and start dropping the hardware.


18 posted on 06/17/2025 6:59:36 AM PDT by uranium penguin
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To: TangoLimaSierra

See post 17.

All you need is one point in the network.

Once viruses are in the network they are good to go.


19 posted on 06/17/2025 6:59:42 AM PDT by cgbg (It was not us. It was them--all along.)
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People in Iran somehow get information quickly. Within minutes of Trump’s advice on Truthsocial to abandon Tehran, there was a sudden exodus out of the city. Underscores that the Iranian people will believe Trump far more than their own overlords.


20 posted on 06/17/2025 6:59:47 AM PDT by allendale
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