SpaceX wants the Pentagon to pay five times more for Starlink in the Iran war — 2026-05-26

Impact Vector: Technology · May 26, 2026 · 4m

## Short Segments SpaceX is pushing the Pentagon to pay five times more for Starlink services in the Iran conflict, and later, we'll explore the implications of this demand. But first, Iranian hackers breached LA Metro's rail-yard control display in March, according to an Israeli cybersecurity firm. The hackers, linked to Iran, forced parts of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority offline, stealing 700 gigabytes of data. This breach highlights vulnerabilities in critical infrastructure and raises concerns about cybersecurity defenses in public transit systems. As cyber…