Anonymousabout 6 hours ago
Planet Labs announced on April 5, 2026 that it would indefinitely withhold all satellite imagery of Iran and the surrounding conflict zone at the request of the Trump administration, escalating restrictions that began with a 96-hour delay when the war started on February 28. The blackout, which extends across multiple US-based satellite providers, eliminates one of the few independent tools available to journalists, humanitarian organizations, and human rights investigators to verify government claims about the war — while Chinese and Russian satellite operators continue to publish imagery of US military positions freely.