The West is worried that Iran is advancing its ballistic missile systems, and that this could also help its nuclear weapons programme.
Iran said it launched a satellite into space on Saturday in a rocket built by the country’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard.
It’s the latest update in a programme that the West fears is helping Tehran advance its ballistic missile program.
Iran described the launch as a success – meaning it is the second time it launched a satellite into orbit with a rocket.
However, the launch wasn’t immediately independently confirmed, and the Iranian authorities didn’t immediately provide video or other evidence of the launch, as it has done previously.
It comes amid heightened tensions gripping the Middle East over the ongoing Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip, during which Tehran launched an unprecedent missile-and-drone attack on Israel.
Iran has continued to enrich uranium to nearly weapon-grade levels, prompting fear among non-proliferation experts about Tehran’s programme.
In the past, the United States said Iran’s satellite launches defy a UN resolution and urged Tehran not to undertake activity involving ballistic missiles capable of delivering nuclear weapons.
UN sanctions related to Iran’s ballistic missile programme expired last October.
Under Iran’s relatively moderate former President Hassan…
Source www.euronews.com
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