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A poster of Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, the successor to his late father Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as supreme leader is placed on an anti-riot police car as policemen stand on top of the car, during a rally to support him in Tehran, Iran, March 9, 2026 (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
March 20, 2026, 3:29 pm
Despite IDF strikes, Iran’s feared Basij security forces still patrol Tehran’s streets
Regime-loyal volunteers for highly decentralized force man dozens of checkpoints; over 100 Iranians arrested for alleged ties to enemy states, some for holding Starlink internet dishes
By Sarah El Deeb
Iranian policemen stand guard next to banners showing portraits of slain supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at the Enqelab-e-Eslami, or Islamic Revolution, square in downtown Tehran, Iran, March 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
March 15, 2026, 3:24 pm
Iran said to arrest 20 people for allegedly cooperating with Israel
The Islamic Republic, which frequently accuses people of spying without evidence, has reportedly arrested hundreds of alleged collaborators in recent days
By AFP and ToI Staff
A man watches a televised statement purportedly by Iran's new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei on March 12, 2026. (AFP)
March 14, 2026, 12:38 pm
How Iranians are communicating with the world despite internet blackout
As regime-imposed data shutdown hits two weeks, Iranians risk punishment to connect via expensive Starlink satellite terminals, opposition radio broadcasts, landlines, and more
By Tom BARFIELD
Illustrative: A Starlink satellite-based broadband system is seen in Ukraine on September 29, 2022. (Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP)
January 15, 2026, 5:27 am
Free Starlink access seen as game changer in helping Iran protesters get their message out
SpaceX hasn’t confirmed decision to provide internet service for free though activists say it has also pushed an update to help circumvent regime efforts to jam the satellite signal
By AP
People march along a street during a demonstration in support of mass anti-regime protests in Iran, in Paris, France, on January 11, 2026. (Kiran RIDLEY / AFP)
January 12, 2026, 10:44 am
Trump: US military ‘looking at very strong options’ on Iran, Tehran ‘wants to negotiate’
Reza Pahlavi calls agencies behind internet shutdown ‘legitimate targets,’ as Tehran residents get threatening texts from police, IRGC; activists put death toll at 544; truck rams LA protesters
By Jacob Magid, ToI Staff and AP
A Starlink antenna for aircraft on display at Al-Maktoum International Airport during the Dubai Airshow 2025 in Dubai on November 20, 2025. (Giuseppe CACACE / AFP)
January 10, 2026, 8:53 pm
As Iranian regime shuts down internet, even Starlink seemingly being jammed
Receivers for satellite service face connectivity challenges, with an expert reporting that the Islamic Republic seems to be ‘doing something beyond GPS jamming’
By AP
Elon Musk, left, is seen at the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, May 30, 2025; US President Donald Trump, right, appears in Arlington, Virginia, on US Memorial Day, May 26, 2025. (Allison Robbert and Saul Loeb / AFP)
June 6, 2025, 5:02 am
Trump-Musk feud explodes with threats to cut contracts, support for impeachment
Tesla shares tumble as world’s richest man and most powerful man trade personal barbs, with Musk claiming the ‘truth will come out’ about the US president in Jeffrey Epstein case
By Nandita Bose and Andrea Shalal
Tesla CEO Elon Musk is pictured during a visit at the company's electric car plant in Gruenheide near Berlin, eastern Germany, on March 13, 2024 (Odd Andersen/AFP)
June 25, 2024, 8:29 pm
Israel said to eye Elon Musk’s internet services in case of war in north
Full-blown war against Hezbollah may lead to damage to Israeli infrastructure; tech billionaire’s Starlink service already utilized in Gaza, Ukraine
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Illustrative: A Starlink dish and router are displayed on February 12, 2024 in San Anselmo, California. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images via AFP)
February 14, 2024, 8:45 pm
Israel okays use of Elon Musk’s Starlink, including at Gaza medical facilities
Internet service will allow links between hospitals; communications minister hails move after previously opposing it, fearing exploitation by Hamas
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Elon Musk at the Vivatech technology startups and innovation fair at the Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris, on June 16, 2023. (Alain Jocard/AFP)
October 29, 2023, 2:55 am
Musk offers Starlink internet for ‘recognized’ aid organizations in Gaza
Israel threatens to cut ties with satellite company, says Hamas will use connectivity for terror activities, suggests Musk condition it on release of hostages
By AFP and ToI Staff
Elon Musk at the Vivatech technology startups and innovation fair at the Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris, on June 16, 2023. (Alain Jocard/AFP)
September 8, 2023, 4:25 pm
Musk says he stopped Ukraine attack on Russian navy by withholding Starlink internet
Tech billionaire says Kyiv meant to sink fleet; biographer says SpaceX owner was warned by Russian ambassador that Crimea attack would lead to nuclear retaliation
By AFP
Ukrainian soldiers watch drone feeds from an underground command center in Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, December 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Libkos)
December 28, 2022, 1:34 pm
Ukrainian minister says ‘next stage’ is to develop air-to-air combat drones
Mykhailo Fedorov says Ukraine has fleet of 1,400 reconnaissance drones and is developing strike drones; Moscow claims Kyiv utilized attack drones in recent hits on airbases
By HANNA ARHIROVA
This file photo taken on September 25, 2022 shows an antenna of the Starlink satellite-based broadband system donated by the US tech billionaire Elon Musk in Izyum, Kharkiv region, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Yasuyoshi CHIBA/AFP)
December 27, 2022, 3:59 am
Elon Musk says nearly 100 Starlink internet terminals ‘active’ in Iran
Twitter billionaire promised to bring satellite internet network to country this fall as authorities imposed severe access restrictions amid nationwide protests
By AFP
Tesla CEO Elon Musk smiles as he addresses guests at the Offshore Northern Seas 2022 (ONS) meeting in Stavanger, Norway, on August 29, 2022. (Carina Johansen/NTB/AFP)
October 15, 2022, 11:14 pm
‘The hell with it’: Musk decides to keep funding Starlink for Ukraine
SpaceX CEO reverses course after saying on Friday he could not continue funding program; he has become embroiled in public spat with Kyiv over suggestion to compromise with Russia
By AFP
Elon Musk speaks at the SATELLITE Conference and Exhibition in Washington on March 9, 2020. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
October 14, 2022, 6:55 pm
Musk to stop funding Starlink for Ukraine after envoy tells him to ‘f**k off’
‘We’re just following his recommendation,’ Musk tweets amid outcry over the decision; reports say he has asked Pentagon to start paying for the satellite internet network
By Issam Ahmed
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