The US has given a green light for SpaceX CEO Elon Musk to activate his Starlink satellite internet service over Iran after the Islamic theocracy shut down internet access in reaction to deadly protests against the 'morality police' after the arrest of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who died in custody.

'Starlink is now activated in Iran,' said Musk on Sunday. 'It requires the use of terminals in-country, which I suspect the [Iranian] government will not support, but if anyone can get terminals into Iran, they will work.'