Elon Musk to send Saudis to space, internet to Iran

The eccentric billionaire has said he'll ask for an exemption to US sanctions on Iran to provide Spacelink internet access to the country.
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Starlink 4-20 mission launches from Space Launch Complex 40 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Sept. 4, 2022. - CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Images
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Al-Monitor Staff

Two notable developments involving American billionaire Elon Musk, Saudi Arabia and Iran occurred this week. 

On Monday, Musk announced on Twitter that his high-speed satellite internet service Starlink is now available on all continents but Antartica. Deutsche Welle Persian journalist Erfan Kasraie asked Musk if he would provide Starlink services to Iran, saying it could be a “game changer for the future” there. 

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