Iran Threatens Elon Musk Companies, Including Starlink, As Military Targets In West Asia

Iran said it would treat Elon Musk’s companies in West Asia as military targets, with Iran’s state-linked Fars News Agency reporting that Tehran would target “all interests related to economic holdings managed by Elon Musk in West Asia,” including SpaceX’s Starlink network.

“Iran will treat all of Elon Musk’s companies in the Middle East, including SpaceX's Starlink internet service, as military targets”

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The CNBC report of the Fars statement said Tehran would treat Musk-linked interests as potential military targets as tensions with the United States deepen, and it framed Starlink as a civilian product that can carry military and political consequences.

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Crypto Briefing reported that the declaration would designate Starlink satellite ground stations across five countries—Israel, Qatar, Jordan, the UAE, and Oman—as potential targets, and it said Iran planned to classify all of Musk’s companies operating in the Middle East as military targets.C

The Times of India, citing Fars via CNBC, said the warning arrived after President Donald Trump posted that the U.S. would strike Iran “VERY HARD TONIGHT,” and it added that Trump warned American forces would move to seize control of Kharg Island.

Forbes reported that Fars said the use of Starlink infrastructure and the X platform by the U.S. and Israeli military, along with Musk’s alleged cooperation with the U.S. government, was enough justification to add Musk’s assets to a military target bank.

In the Fars-linked reporting, an unnamed source told Fars that “The Islamic Republic of Iran reserves the right to attack all facilities related to [Musk]-managed holdings in the region and occupied territories,” a formulation repeated in multiple outlets.

Forbes said the same Fars account claimed the U.S. military used Musk-linked companies to carry out war crimes, including attacks on water infrastructure in southern Iran this week, and it described the right to strike Musk-affiliated facilities in Qatar, Jordan, United Arab Emirates and Oman.

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The New York Post said the Fars Telegram post alleged Musk’s holdings were used by the U.S. military to carry out war crimes, and it quoted the same threat language about attacking facilities related to Musk-managed holdings.

Crypto Briefing added that Iranian officials cited what they described as attacks on the country’s water infrastructure during recent conflicts as evidence of ties, and it said the declaration arrived during heightened U.S.-Iran military tensions.C

Caspian Post, citing Fars, said Iran claimed Starlink played a significant role in U.S. military operations against Iran and described the range of support as “aerial attack drones to unmanned surveillance and strike vessels.”

The reporting tied the threat to a broader U.S.-Iran confrontation, with CNBC saying the Fars report came around the same time President Donald Trump warned on his own social media account that the U.S. will attack Iran “VERY HARD TONIGHT,” and it also said Trump warned the U.S. would soon seize control of Kharg Island.

“President Donald Trump warned on his own social media account that the U.S. will attack Iran "VERY HARD TONIGHT"”

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i24NEWS said Trump canceled scheduled strikes and announced Iran’s leadership agreed to a deal, and it quoted Trump’s post on Truth Social: “They’ve taken too long to negotiate a deal that would have been great for them; now they will have to pay the price!!!”.

Forbes reported that SpaceX was set to go public on Friday at a valuation between $1.75 trillion and $2 trillion, and it said the threat to Musk’s regional assets could affect how investors think about growth in emerging markets.

Startup Fortune described Iran’s warning as a shift from treating commercial technology as neutral infrastructure, and it said Iran connected Musk’s companies to American military capability and treated that connection as enough.S

Crypto Briefing said the direct crypto market implications were essentially zero, but it argued that any credible threat to Starlink’s Middle Eastern operations could impact SpaceX’s growth trajectory and cut directly into Starlink’s revenue stream if operational disruptions occurred.C