President Donald Trump and tech billionaire Elon Musk are seemingly rebuilding their relationship months after a bitter June 2025 fallout over Trump's spending package.

Starlink has grown significantly in Iran since its introduction to the country in 2022. There are believed to be around 50,000 Starlink terminals in Iran, but Ms Alimardani believes the total is “much higher” – some estimates put it at more than 100,000.

U.S. President Donald Trump indicated during a gaggle Sunday on Air Force One that he would speak to Elon Musk about providing Starlink satellite internet to the people in Iran.

Elon Musk’s satellite company has been a key factor in Iran as in Venezuela amid a rapprochement between the billionaire and President Trump.

With reports suggesting that more than 500 people have been killed and thousands arrested, the regime has moved aggressively to silence dissent by imposing sweeping internet restrictions.

The move has stirred debate among social media users, with some questioning whether an ’independent’ platform should be weighing in on politics.

Indonesia becomes the first country to block Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot over risks of generating explicit sexual deepfakes.

The Islamic Republic’s Iranian flag has been scrubbed from Elon Musk’s social media platform X. The move comes as deadly protests demanding regime change in Tehran raged into a 14th day Saturday. Now,