State Department Ran Covert Ops To Smuggle Starlink Internet To Iran Protesters

1 sourceUpdated Jul 2, 2026

The Trump administration smuggled thousands of Starlink internet terminals into Iran following the Islamic regime’s deadly crackdown on protesters in January, U.S. officials told The Wall Street Journal. After Iranian…

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