Iran’s Online Crackdown Prompts Smuggling of Starlink Kits

…Though designed for consumers, the system is being used heavily by the government and troops in Ukraine, where fighting with Russia has disrupted normal internet service. Mr. Musk has said around 25,000 Starlink terminals are in the country. Critics of the U.S. government’s approach contend that Washington could be providing more help to private efforts to overcome Iran’s crackdown. “So far, the U.S. government’s posture has been reactive when it comes to Iranian internet outages,” said Jason Brodsky, policy director of United Against Nuclear Iran, a nonprofit group based in Washington, calling the easing of exports controls “necessary but not sufficient.”