Supreme National Security Council of Iran warns it would "shoot down SpaceX

9/25/2022

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said on Monday that the company will ask for an exemption from sanctions against Iran to provide the firm’s Starlink satellite broadband service in the country.

Musk made the statement on Twitter at a time of widespread protests in Iran over the death of a woman in police custody. Some people on Twitter asked Musk to provide the satellite-based internet stations.

Access to social media and some content is tightly restricted in Iran and internet monitoring group NetBlocks reported “near-total” disruption to internet connectivity in the capital of the Kurdish region on Monday, linking it to the protests

🚨🇮🇷#BREAKING: Supreme National Security Council of #Iran warns it would "shoot down SpaceX #Starlink Satellites if they provide internet for Iranians". pic.twitter.com/lTLrfOgFcQ
— Terror Alarm (@Terror_Alarm) September 25, 2022

President Ebrahim Raisi on Wednesday also warned about a regional alliance aimed at Iran. “if American visits to the regional countries are aimed at strengthening the position of the Zionist regime and normalizing its relations with certain countries, their efforts will not in any way bring about security for the Zionists.”