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Concerns Grow as Russia Launches Iranian Satellite Into Orbit

(JNS) Russian authorities this week oversaw the launch from Kazakhstan of an Iranian satellite, named “Khayyam,” into orbit.

The launch comes just weeks after Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian leader Ali Khamenei pledged to cooperate against the West.

Iranian Information and Communications Technology Minister Isa Zarepour, who attended the launch, stated the development marked the “beginning of strategic cooperation between Iran and Russia in the space industry,” reported Iran’s semi-official Tasnim News Agency.

The Washington Post reported last week that U.S. officials are concerned the satellite will allow Iran to monitor sensitive sites and potential targets in Israel and the broader Middle East, in addition to helping Moscow wage war against Ukraine.

Zarepour dismissed the Post‘s report as “untrue.”

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