Planet Labs Extends Middle East Satellite Imagery Delay on Iran Risks

Planet Labs PBC is extending its delay on commercial satellite imagery in the Middle East to two weeks from four days over concerns that the intelligence could be used to target North Atlantic Treaty Organization members.

The San Francisco-based commercial satellite provider, which has contracts with NATO and the US Navy, is also expanding the area under monitoring related to the conflict to include all of Iran, nearby allied bases, Gulf states and existing conflict zones, it said.