EU Council imposes 24-hour delay on Copernicus imagery of Gulf of Oman after US request (arstechnica.com)

• EU Council decision on July 13 delays Copernicus imagery of Gulf of Oman by 24 hours.
• US request made on May 26 during Iran war ceasefire.
• Restriction follows earlier US commercial satellite restrictions.
• Copernicus data had been used by NYT, WaPo, Bellingcat to monitor war.

"The EU Council decided on July 13 to delay release of Copernicus Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 images covering the Gulf of Oman by 24 hours, responding to a US government request from May 26. This restricts free access to satellite data used by journalists and researchers to monitor the Iran war."