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On other news, Iran is banning IPv6, UDP, DNS, ICMP to tighten the blackout https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/permanent-ban-ipv6-forced-nat...
Maybe we need to start a GoFundMe to sponsor some of these Starlink terminals.... ?
[1] https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/29/world/middleeast/us-preci...
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No, because the collimating effect on the beam would still require you to have line of sight to the emitter, and if a drone is able to get that close without being intercepted then something else has already gone wrong. But this is also an example of weird absolutist thinking about military tactics: is it unbeatable? No. Does it complicate the surveillance and detection picture? Yes.
Are you under the impression that the starlink terminals in Iran are for US military?
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Wow, there are no words. You would rather live in Tehran or Tel Aviv?
US military "tested" some of its new weapons during the last war on Iran, in one case killing more than 15 kids [1]. So US tech is famous for improving life quality in Iran. [1] https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/29/world/middleeast/us-preci...
I suspect the Internet blackout in Iran is not actually related to its citizens - it isn't about silencing its citizens. It is to prevent hacking and tracking by US and Israel of what is going on over there, it is defensive since it has been shown that Iran's connected infrastructure is thoroughly compromised.
I suspect the Internet blackout in Iran is not actually related to its citizens - it isn't about silencing its citizens. It is to prevent hacking and tracking by US and Israel of what is going on over there, it is defensive since it has been shown that Iran's connected infrastructure is thoroughly compromised.
It’s 100% to prevent citizens from becoming organized. The regime is most fearful of this.
There is no doubt that CIA has access to Starlink, that's a massive amount of crucial intel right there in battlefront.
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which is the exact same reason China bans Starlink.
Chinas level of internet filtration and censorship nowhere near Iran or Russia. You just buy tourist eSIM and you're golden in China and literally everyone who wants do it. Chinese government don't care about small percent of population accessing open internet.