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Russia defends Iran’s peaceful space program against US opposition
Jun 05, 2020 01:37Russia 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 06:47Commander 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 04:32The 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 00:43Russia’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 02:38Iranian 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 02:01Commander 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 03:05The 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 10:35The 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 04:59The 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.
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Pentagon: Iran’s missile force ‘largest in West Asia’
Nov 20, 2019 03:36A research study conducted by the US Department of Defense has hailed Iran’s achievements in its ballistic missiles program despite decades of Washington-imposed sanctions, saying its arsenal is larger than that of any other West Asian countries.