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2026-04-05 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Satellite firm says it’s indefinitely withholding Iran war images at US request

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Posted by trailing wife 2026-04-05 2026-04-05 04:01|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [1775 views ] Top
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1 Iran presumably has access to satellite photos from Russia or China (plus their own satellites - Nour3 and Khayyam). This would seem to be focused on delaying battle damage assessment by civilians from other countries.

Posted by Clem+Elmish4239 2026-04-05 06:33|| 2026-04-05 06:33|| Front Page Top

2

Have no problem delaying image releases.
Given it could and would pinpoint troop, and staging area locations.

Posted by NN2N1 2026-04-05 07:42|| 2026-04-05 07:42|| Front Page Top

3 Satellite firm Planet Labs to indefinitely withhold Iran war images

California-based Planet Labs (PL.N), announced the decision in an email to customers and said the U.S. government had asked all satellite imagery providers to indefinitely withhold images of the conflict region.
The restriction expands upon a 14-day delay on imagery of the Middle East that Planet Labs imposed last month, a move the firm said was meant to prevent ⁠adversaries from using it to attack the U.S. and its allies.

Posted by Skidmark 2026-04-05 07:50|| 2026-04-05 07:50|| Front Page Top

4 Photos show aftermath from Iran's waves of retaliatory strikes

Posted by Skidmark 2026-04-05 07:55|| 2026-04-05 07:55|| Front Page Top

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