AFP/Reuters:
"...Satellite imaging company Planet Labs has said it will indefinitely withhold visuals of Iran and the region of conflict in the Middle East to comply with a request from United States President Donald Trump’s administration.
The US company announced the decision in an email to customers on Saturday, with news agencies quoting it as saying the government had asked satellite imagery providers to impose an “indefinite withhold of imagery”...."
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/5/us-satellite-firm-planet-labs-announces-blackout-on-war-on-iran-images
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US satellite firm Planet Labs announces blackout on war on Iran images
Company says move amid US-Israel war on Iran comes after a request from the US government.
*** Reading between the lines, the US doesn't want other people (and particularly, journalists), to have access to any "ground truth". i.e. satellite image of bombed out schools, US aircraft, possible US incursions into Iran (i.e. setting up at a remote abandoned airbase), etc. etc. -- or anything that might show casualties or damage to civilians. Or, if they drop a nuke, the aftermath.
@ai6yr was thinking about this a little bit. A little worried he might drop a nuke after the 48 hours to try and get them to surrender. I don't think it will be on a city or anything, but likely as a threat. I hope that isn't the case.
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