Elon Musk Should Provide Internet in Iran, Lawmakers Urge Yellen
A SpaceX rocket carrying a Starlink satelite, launches from Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida
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Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen should give Elon Musk’s satellite Internet service Starlink clearance to operate in heavily sanctioned Iran as the country faces widespread protests, a bipartisan group of lawmakers said.
Musk “recently stated that SpaceX would seek a license to provide its satellite based Starlink Internet service to Iran,” the lawmakers wrote in a letter to Yellen. “If such a license request is submitted, we urge you to approve it immediately.” Musk called for the exemption in a tweet on Monday.