Iran Cyber Chief Declares Starlink Terminals Military Targets Amid Unrest

Iran's Supreme Council of Cyberspace Secretary Mohammad-Amin Aghamiri has labeled Starlink terminals as military targets if used to bypass state internet controls, following January unrest. This escalates Tehran's stance against satellite internet as a tool for protest coordination, potentially deterring adoption and signaling future kinetic or cyber actions against such infrastructure. The statement is a policy declaration, not yet an operational attack, but marks a hardening of official rhetoric.