Billionaire Elon Musk has said that SpaceX will apply for an exemption from United States (US) sanctions against Iran in a bid to offer its satellite internet service to the Islamic Republic country. Iranian-born science journalist, Erfan Kasraie, said on Twitter that bringing the satellite internet service to Iran could be a "real game changer for the future" of the country. Musk said in response to a tweet from a science reporter, “Starlink (satellite internet service operated by SpaceX) will apply for an exemption from sanctions against Iran.” Earlier, Musk announced that satellite internet service, Starlink, has been made available on all seven continents, including Antarctica. Starlink reportedly offers high-speed broadband service to customers through a constellation of satellites in low earth orbit. As per SpaceX's website, SpaceX started launching Starlink satellites in 2019. According to the outlet, SpaceX also plans to begin launching Starlink Version 2 satel...
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