IRAN S JAMMING OF STARLINK BODES ILL FOR THE US, NATO THEIR COMMS CAN BE TURNED OFF CIVILIAN COMMS AND AIRSPACE CAN ALSO BE SHUT DOWN

STARLINK HAS FAILED TO DELIVER SECURE COMMUNICATIONS LINKS IN IRAN

SHUT DOWN BY IRANIAN  JAMMERS

From media

"And these repressive regimes think they can still turn off communications, but I think the day is coming where that's just not possible," he said.

Victoria Samson, chief director of space security and stability at the think tank Secure World Foundation, said Russia, which has deployed an array of technologies to counter Starlink in Ukraine, might be keen to examine the effectiveness of Iran's Starlink interference.

"I think a lot of actors are watching how Starlink fares here," she said.

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Starlink, the first massive internet-from-space constellation of its kind, has emerged as a crucial tool for communications in wartime and remote areas. The network, which drove SpaceX's $15 billion revenue in 2024, has expanded the geopolitical power of Musk, who in 2022 asserted control over how and where it was being used by Ukrainian troops fighting back Russian forces.

Roughly 10,000 low-orbiting Starlink satellites zipping above user terminals at an orbital velocity of some 17,000 miles per hour (27,360 kph) make its signals much harder to locate and disrupt than traditional satellite systems designed with a larger, single satellite fixed over a given territory.

Iran is likely using satellite jammers to disrupt the Starlink signals, according to Holistic Resilience and other specialists. Iran also appears to be engaging in so-called spoofing, or broadcasting fake GPS signals to confuse and disable Starlink terminals, according to Nariman Gharib, an Iranian opposition activist and independent cyber espionage investigator based in Britain.

The GPS spoofing wreaks havoc on a Starlink terminal's connection and slows internet speeds, said Gharib, who analyzed data from a terminal inside Iran.

"You might be able to send text messages, but forget about video calls," he said.

https://www.reuters.com/world/musks-starlink-faces-high-profile-security-test-iran-crackdown-2026-01-16/