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Tehran, Dec 30 (AFP): Iran announced Thursday it had carried out a new space launch, in a move likely to irk Western powers amid tough talks on reviving a 2015 nuclear deal.<\/p>\n
“The Simorgh satellite launcher carried three research cargos into space,” defence ministry spokesman Ahmad Hosseini said, quoted by state television.<\/p>\n
“The research goals foreseen for this launch have been achieved,” Hosseini added, without elaborating on the nature of the research.<\/p>\n
In February, Iran announced a successful test of its most powerful solid fuel satellite launcher to date, the Zoljanah, boasting that it can put a 220-kilogramme (1,100-pound) payload into orbit.<\/p>\n
The United States voiced concern about that launch, saying the test could boost Iran’s ballistic missile technology at a moment when the two nations are inching back to diplomacy.<\/p>\n
Iran successfully put its first military satellite into orbit in April 2020, drawing a sharp rebuke from Washington.<\/p>\n
Western governments worry that satellite launch systems incorporate technologies interchangeable with those used in ballistic missiles capable of delivering a nuclear warhead.<\/p>\n
Iran insists its space programme is for civilian and defence purposes only, and does not breach the nuclear deal or any other international agreement.<\/p>\n
The 2015 agreement has been hanging by a thread since the US left it in 2018 and reimposed sanctions, prompting Iran to step up nuclear activities long curtailed by the deal.<\/p>\n
A new round of negotiations began in Vienna on Monday in a fresh push to make headway on reviving the deal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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