SpaceX founder Elon Musk tweeted "approaching 100 Starlinks active in Iran" on Monday (opens in new tab) (Dec. 26) in response to a tweet showing women walking outdoors in Iran with their hair uncovered, which is technically forbidden under the country's restrictive regime.Musk, who is also owner of Twitter, pledged in September to activate Starlink in Iran "to advance internet freedom and the free flow of information" to Iranians, according to Reuters (opens in new tab).There are approximately 3,300 operational Starlinks in orbit and SpaceX is preparing to boost service with a more powerful "Gen2" set that could launch before 2022 concludes.Related: 10 weird things about SpaceX's Starlink satellites— SpaceX reveals 'Starshield' satellite for national security— Starlink satellites: Everything you need to know about the controversial internet megaconstellation— What's going on with Elon Musk, SpaceX's Starlink and Ukraine?The country is currently ruled as an Islamic republic and after the revolution, the constitution included a clergy-dominated system overseeing the executive, parliament and judiciary branches of the government, according to Britannica (opens in new tab)."