Mohammad Amin Aghamiri, head of Iran’s National Cyberspace Center, was reported to claim that Iran disabled Starlink terminals during January protests. In a separate assessment, CERT-EU said Iranian authorities were likely blocking signals from Starlink satellites.

What CERT-EU assessed

CERT-EU’s Cyber Brief 26-02, released February 2, 2026, assessed that Iranian authorities were likely blocking Starlink satellite signals amid nationwide protests and an internet blackout. Read the brief.

Signal blocking and terminal shutdown

Signal blocking concerns the connection between Starlink satellites and ground terminals. Disabling a terminal describes an action affecting the device itself. CERT-EU’s assessment concerned likely signal blocking; Aghamiri’s reported claim concerned disabled terminals.