# Smuggling signals out of Iran

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Podcast: [Click Here](https://stenobird.com/podcast/click-here-223113)
Published: 2026-03-10T07:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

After Tehran throttled the internet during nationwide protests in 2022, Iranians started preparing a workaround: Starlink. Smugglers brought thousands of satellite terminals into the country. So when war began, and the regime tried to cut its people off from the rest of the world, they still found a signal. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

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