Starlink Activates Free Internet Access in Iran Amid Violent Clampdown, Nonprofit Says

Iranian group NasNet stated that it has discussed with Starlink and U.S. authorities about restoring internet in Iran.

Iranian demonstrators gather in a street during a protest over the collapse of the currency's value, in Tehran, Iran, on Jan. 8, 2026. (Stringer/WANA via Reuters

SpaceX has activated free Starlink internet access in Iran, a local activist group stated on Jan. 13, after Iranian authorities shut down internet and communications in response to anti-government protests in the country.

In a post on X, the Iranian activist group NasNet stated that Elon Musk’s Starlink has waived subscription fees for users in Iran following talks between NasNet, Starlink, and U.S. authorities.