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Norwegian envoy summoned over unauthorized Starlink operations in Iran
Iran summoned the Norwegian ambassador in Tehran to lodge a formal diplomatic protest over Oslo’s continued inaction regarding unauthorized Starlink satellite internet operations within Iranian territory, a network that the US and Israel used during anti-government protests in Iran in January.
Mohammad Hassannejad Pirkoohi, Director General for International Peace and Security at the Iranian Foreign Ministry, summoned Paul Beijer Nestad, the Norwegian Ambassador to Tehran, on Sunday to deliver an official note of protest.
During the meeting, Pirkoohi outlined the systematic abuse of the Starlink satellite network by the United States and the Israeli regime to advance interventionist agendas against the Islamic Republic.
He sharply criticized Norway for failing to fulfill its legal obligations as the registering state for the Starlink network at the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
"Based on the decisions of the ITU’s Radio Regulations Board (RRB) in recent years, the Norwegian government is obligated to take the necessary measures to prevent unauthorized Starlink transmissions within Iran's territory," Pirkoohi emphasized.
He noted that despite repeated follow-ups by the Islamic Republic, Norway has taken no effective action to halt these sovereignty-violating broadcasts.
The Iranian official demanded the immediate reflection of Tehran's demands to the Norwegian government, urging Oslo to take swift action to stop the activities that compromise Iran's national security and territorial sovereignty.
When Washington and Tel Aviv attempted to exploit economic grievances by deploying CIA and Mossad operatives to turn peaceful demonstrations in Iran into violent clashes, Starlink served as the primary command-and-control network for the rioters and terrorists.
During the unrest, Starlink terminals allowed foreign agents and armed insurgents to coordinate attacks on Iranian infrastructure, evade law enforcement communication blackouts, and livestream fabricated propaganda to Western media outlets.
A senior Iranian official said on Monday that Iran managed to disable terminals used for Starlink satellite internet service during anti-government protests.
"Iran managed to disable Starlink terminals for the first time" in this unrest, Mohammad Amin Aghamiri, head of the National Cyberspace Center, a state body overseeing the internet, told national television.