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The Oregon State University study used satellite imagery to compare building destruction before (left) and after (right) the first year of the war, here in central Rafah. (Oregon State University)

Planet Labs Made Gulf Satellite Imagery Restrictions Indefinite After US Government Request, Cutting Off a Key Tool for Verifying Wartime Strikes

Planet Labs made its satellite imagery blackout over Iran and the Gulf indefinite at the US government's request, alarming open-source analysts who use such imagery to verify wartime damage.

September 7, 2026