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Venezuela-bound oil tankers tracked by Iranian satellite: IRGC general
Jun 08, 2020 15:04Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Aerospace Force Space Division said the homegrown ‘Noor’ (light) satellite that was launched into space in April is fully operational and has been used to track the oil tankers that recently carried fuel to Venezuela.
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Russia defends Iran’s peaceful space program against US opposition
Jun 05, 2020 06:07Russia has defended Iran’s right to peaceful space technology, dismissing claims by the United States that the recent launch of the country’s first-ever military satellite into the orbit violates a United Nations Security Council resolution endorsing the 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and major world powers.
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Iran planning satellite launch into geostationary orbit
May 11, 2020 11:17Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Aerospace Force Space Division said the IRGC has plans to launch satellites into a geosynchronous equatorial orbit (GEO) 36,000 kilometers above the Earth.
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Launch of Iranian satellite marks enemies’ intelligence defeat: Top general
May 10, 2020 09:02The enemies of the Islamic Republic, the US in particular, have suffered a big intelligence defeat following the recent successful launch of an Iranian satellite into orbit, Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri said.
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Russia decries ‘hypocritical’ US claims against IRGC satellite
Apr 27, 2020 05:13Russia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations has slammed Washington’s “hypocrisy” for condemning Iran’s recent launch of an Islamic Revolution Guards Corps satellite citing UN Security Council resolution 2231.
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Iranian official hails IRGC’s successful launch of military satellite into orbit
Apr 23, 2020 07:08Iranian President’s Chief of Staff Mahmoud Vaezi described the IRGC’s successful launch of a military satellite into the orbit as a “golden page” in the history of the country’s space program.
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New satellite greatly boosting IRGC’s intelligence power: Commander
Apr 23, 2020 06:31Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Major General Hossein Salami said a multipurpose satellite that was launched into orbit on Wednesday is a great jump forward for the IRGC’s intelligence capabilities.
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IRGC launches Iran's first military satellite into orbit
Apr 22, 2020 07:35The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) on Wednesday launched Iran’s first-ever military satellite into an earth orbit.
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US imposes illegal sanctions on 13 foreign entities, individuals over Iran's missile program
Feb 26, 2020 14:05The US State Department has imposed illegal sanctions against 13 foreign entities and individuals in China, Iraq, Russia and Turkey over what it calls their support for Iran’s missile program.
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US tests ballistic missile over Pacific after INF treaty exit
Dec 13, 2019 08:29The US Defense Department has tested a medium-range ballistic missile, the second test in four months of an offensive missile that would have been banned under the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) that Washington exited in August.