Iran threatens Elon Musk's companies in Middle East: Iranian state media
Iran will consider all of Elon Musk's companies in the Middle East as military targets as it retaliates against the U.S., Iranian state media reported.
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk holds a mobile phone as he arrives to attend a state banquet with U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, May 14, 2026.
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Iran will consider all of Elon Musk's companies in the Middle East, including SpaceX's Starlink internet service, as military targets as it retaliates against the U.S., Iranian state media outlet Fars reported Thursday.
Iran is targeting "all interests related to economic holdings managed by Elon Musk in West Asia," including a regional Starlink ground station, according to a translated post on Fars' Telegram page.
The report came around the same time that President Donald Trump warned on his own social media account that the U.S. will attack Iran "VERY HARD TONIGHT."
Trump in the same message said that the U.S. will soon seize control of Kharg Island, Iran's central oil-export hub, along with "other oil infrastructure points."
SpaceX did not immediately respond to CNBC's request for comment on the Fars post.
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