PRESIDENT MASOUD PEZESHKIAN DREW ANGRY REACTIONS FROM IRANIANS AFTER REJECTING HIGHER ESTIMATES OF THOSE KILLED IN IRAN'S JANUARY PROTESTS AND CALLING THOSE WHO CITE SUCH FIGURES "TRAITORS" IN AN INTERVIEW PUBLISHED ON WEDNESDAY.
Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs:
“Pezeshkian is coming to Pakistan tomorrow to meet with the Prime Minister, and the visit will provide an opportunity to discuss diplomatic efforts.”
Iran's political leadership appears increasingly divided as President Masoud Pezeshkian rejects resignation rumors and reaffirms his loyalty to Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei. His office has dismissed reports of repeated resignation threats as a politically motivated smear campaign, while growing tensions over a controversial U.S.-Iran MoU continue to fuel debate within the country's ruling establishment.
The first real Starlink V3 satellites deploying from Starship's Pez dispenser.
Each one carries 1 Tbps of downlink capacity. A full Starship load of 60 adds 60 Tbps to the network, about 20x what a Falcon 9 delivers with V2.
Starship has a side hatch that works like a PEZ dispenser
SpaceX literally calls it the “PEZ dispenser”
Flat satellites are stacked vertically inside. A small side hatch opens and a motorized track pushes them out one at a time - exactly like a PEZ dispenser. After one deploys, the next drops into position and repeats
Right now, launching satellites means:
→ Expensive rockets or long waits for rideshares
→ $50–200 million per launch
→ One or a few satellites at a time
With Starship’s PEZ dispenser:
→ Dozens per launch (up to 60+ Starlink V3)
→ Projected $10–30 million per launch (fully reusable)
→ Targeting well under $100 per kg
Current rideshare prices sit at ~$7,000 per kg on Falcon 9 and are significantly higher with other providers
Starship is projected to bring that cost down to well below $100 per kg, a potential 10–100x cost reduction depending on flight rate and reuse
The satellite industry spent 60 years building around expensive, infrequent launches
SpaceX just turned the entire model into a high-volume vending machine
Iran's new Supreme Leader hasn't been seen since he took power. His absence from public life has left a vacuum in which disputes between hardliners and pragmatists, like President Masoud Pezeshkian, have become more pronounced. Read more:
📷: Iranian Presidential Office/AFP