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EPISODE · Feb 17, 2026 · 14 MIN

How the Pentagon smuggled Elon Musk’s Starlink into Iran

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The U.S. government undertook a covert mission to keep Iranian protesters connected to the internet with Starlink equipment. Alex Ward of the Wall Street Journal explains the risks of using Starlink inside Iran. Several letters written by detained children describe what life is like inside ICE’s Dilley Immigration Processing Center in Texas. ProPublica’s Mica Rosenberg has the details. This week marked two years since Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny died in custody. The Associated Press reports on new evidence surrounding the cause of death. Plus, at least two people are dead after a shooting a high-school hockey game, Oscar-winning actor Robert Duvall has died, the FBI said it won’t share evidence related to the death of Alex Pretti with Minnesota state officials, and how one Girl Scout smashed the all-time cookie-selling record. Today’s episode was hosted by Cecilia Lei.

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