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The administrations of former U.S. president Joe Biden and the current White House chief Donald Trump have repeatedly approached SpaceX founder Elon Musk with requests to activate or restrict Starlink’s operations in various countries. Such requests concerned, in particular, Ukraine, Iran, and groups affiliated with Tehran.
This was reported by Reuters. These appeals indicate that Washington is not using Starlink’s capabilities as a tool to influence security situations in various regions of the world for the first time.
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