How Activists in Iran Are Using Starlink to Stay Online NYT Par :Adam Satariano · Paul Mozur and Sheera Frenkel 16 janvier 2026 à 02:08 Activists spent years preparing for a communications blackout in Iran, smuggling in Starlink satellite internet systems and making digital shutdowns harder for the authorities to enforce. © Middle East Images/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesA Starlink receiver atop a house in Kurdistan, Iran, in 2023. About 50,000 Starlink terminals are now in the country, according to digital activists.