IRAN NEXT?
Elon Musk Hits Iran Regime with Devastating News: Protesters Now Have Access to Top Technology
Elon Musk announced via Twitter on Friday he was activating his Starlink internet service Iran, where protests have been escalating since the death last week of a 22-year-old woman who had been arrested by morality police for “unsuitable attire.”
The billionaire entrepreneur and SpaceX CEO was responding to announcements by top officials that the U.S. would help block Iranian efforts to censor the protesters. Tehran had cut off internet access for most citizens Wednesday in response to the demonstrations.
“As courageous Iranians take to the streets to protest the death of Mahsa Amini, the United States is redoubling its support for the free flow of information to the Iranian people,” Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo said, according to Reuters.
The Treasury Department issued guidance Friday to expand the internet services available to Iranians despite U.S. sanctions on the country.
Musk’s move came after a tweet from Secretary of State Antony Blinken which said that the United States had taken steps “to advance internet freedom and the free flow of information” to the Iranian people.
Blinken was referencing the guidance from the Treasury Department issued earlier in the day.
With a flourish and brevity that is typical for his tweets, Musk replied simply: “Activating Starlink …”
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