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The U.S. has reportedly relied on Elon Musk to help shape foreign policy for years

By Erin Banco and Joey Roulette WASHINGTON, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Well before the throttling this month of Ukraine's military access to Elon Musk's satellite communications system, the Biden and Trump administrations had several times asked SpaceX to turn its Starlink service on or off in various countries, according to six former senior US officials familiar with the matter. During the presidency of Joe Biden, the requests included switching off the service to prevent Iranian proxy militias in Yem