Musk says Starlink will ask for exemption to US sanctions on Iran
Elon Musk has said his satellite internet business Starlink will ask for an exemption to US sanctions on Iran.was made on Twitter in response to science journalist Erfan Kasraie, who described Starlink's service in the Western Asian country as a"game changer for the future."
Animosity between the States and Iran runs deep with sanctions spanning more than four decades in response to the Iranian nuclear program and the regime's support for what the US deems terrorist organizations. Sanctions were tightened under the Trump presidency, and the US can come down hard on companies perceived to be sidestepping them, as in the case of
, Huawei CFO, who was detained in Canada for almost three years before the US agreed to release her in late 2021 in exchange for some concessions by the Chinese company.
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