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Iran has ‘tested satellite launcher successfully’ amid rising hostility with US

This image taken from video footage aired by Iranian state television on Saturday, Novembre 5, 2022 © Iranian state television via AP

Iran announced Saturday the successful test flight of a rocket capable of propelling satellites into space, three months after launching a satellite with the help of Russia. This comes amid rising tensions with Western countries as Tehran is alleged to have provided Moscow with military equipment to help its Ukraine war efforts. 

The United States has repeatedly voiced concern that such launches could boost Iran's ballistic missile technology, leading  to the potential delivery of nuclear warheads.

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