Iran has reportedly discontinued GPS coverage throughout its territory and adopted China’s BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS), signaling a strategic shift in geospatial autonomy. By transitioning away from U.S.-controlled satellites, Iran aims to harden its positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) infrastructure—making it less vulnerable to GPS signal jamming or denial, which Iran has alleged occurred in the past. Supporting this move, Iran already hosts BeiDou ground stations established under a 2015 memorandum between Beijing and Tehran, enabling accurate access to satellite signals for both civilian and military uses. China’s BeiDou system has completed global deployment, offering precision comparable—or superior—to GPS, and Chinese authorities report its service is used by over 120 countries, achieving meter-level accuracy worldwide reddit.com +13 youtube.com +13 youtube.com +13 eurasiantimes.com +2 window-to-china.de +2 reuters.com +2 . By embracing BeiDou, Iran aligns its...
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