Elon Musk, the CEO of SpaceX and Twitter, stated that about 100 Starlink satellites present web assist in Iran.
“Approaching 100 Starlinks active in Iran,” the 51-year-old business magnate tweeted on Monday in response to photographs exhibiting Iranian ladies strolling exterior with their hair uncovered, which is legally banned within the nation.
Earlier, Musk stated he would deploy Starlink satellites to permit demonstrators to speak in Iran, amid persevering with protests that erupted after the demise of a younger girl who was within the custody of morality police after allegedly violating the Islamic costume code.
Starlink, a satellite tv for pc constellation operated by SpaceX, gives web entry with greater than 3,300 mass-produced small satellites in low Earth orbit to 45 international locations.
Months-long protests hit Iran following the demise of Mahsa Amini whereas within the custody of morality police this September.