Iran Adds Elon Musk Companies To List Of Military Targets, State Media Reports

BreakingBusinessIran Adds Elon Musk Companies To List Of Military Targets, State Media ReportsByMary Whitfill Roeloffs,Forbes Staff. Mary Roeloffs is a Forbes breaking news reporter covering pop culture.Follow AuthorJun 11, 2026, 10:43am EDTToplineElon Musk’s assets in the Middle East could soon be under threat of attack by Iran’s Military, state media reported Thursday, including Starlink and X operations in Arab countries and Israel.Elon Musk, co-founder of Tesla and SpaceX,on May 6, 2024 in Beverly Hills, California.Getty ImagesKey FactsThe use of Starlink infrastructure and the X platform by the U.S. and Israeli military, as well as Musk's alleged cooperation with the U.S. government, is enough justification to add his assets to a military target bank, the state-run Fars News Agency reported Thursday. An unnamed source cited by Fars claimed the U.S. military used Musk-linked companies to carry out war crimes, including attacks on water infrastructure in southern Iran this week. The source said the Islamic Republic reserves the right to strike all Musk-affiliated facilities in the region, including Starlink ground stations in Qatar, Jordan, United Arab Emirates and Oman, as well as SpaceX partners, Fars reported. if (!window.cnxel) { window.cnxel = {}; window.cnxel.cmd = []; var iframe = document.createElement('iframe'); iframe.style.display = 'none'; iframe.onload = function() { var iframeDoc = iframe.contentWindow.document; var script = iframeDoc.createElement('script'); script.src = '//cd.elements.video/player.js?cid=62cec241-7d09-4462-afc2-f72f8d8ef40a'; script.setAttribute('defer', '1'); script.setAttribute('type', 'text/javascript'); iframeDoc.body.appendChild(script); }; document.head.appendChild(iframe); const preloadResourcesEndpoint = 'https://cds.elements.video/a/preload-resources-ovp.json'; fetch(preloadResourcesEndpoint, { priority: 'low' }) .then(response => { if (!response.ok) { throw new Error('Network response was not ok', preloadResourcesEn...