With the government shutting down the internet and throttling phone services, Iranians are leaning heavily on Elon Musk’s Starlink service to share videos of growing protests and the regime’s escalating crackdown with the world.
But Iran has intensified efforts to jam the service, which is banned in the country, and users are being hunted.
Over the weekend, authorities began searching for and confiscating Starlink dishes in western Tehran, said Amir Rashidi, director of digital rights and security at Miaan Group, a U.S. nonprofit opposed to internet censorship.
Iranian man warns that Sharia law starts with unity between the left and Islamists.
Pay attention to what he’s saying. The same alliance between the left and Islam that is happening in the West happened in Iran decades ago. That’s how Iran became an Islamic theocracy. pic.twitter.com/UwoBHLKpOV
— Dr. Maalouf (@realMaalouf) November 6, 2025
