Iran has tested a new missile carrying a satellite, which could irritate the United States.
State media reported that General Amir Ali Hajzadeh, commander of the Revolutionary Guard’s space division which developed the Base 100 missile, said the missile would be used to launch Iran’s Communications Ministry’s Nahid satellite.
Saturday’s test is likely to set off alarm bells in Washington, which fears using the same long-range ballistic technology used to place satellites into orbit to launch nuclear warheads.
Iran He regularly denied any such intention.
The message comes as the country still sees it Massive protests and calls for change following the murder of Mahsa Amini.
“The flight test of a solid-fuel satellite…has been successfully completed,” Iran’s official IRNA news agency reported.
Iran, which has one of the largest missile programs in the Middle East, has been hit by several unsuccessful satellite launches in recent years due to technical issues.
The 2015 UN resolution called on Iran to refrain from developing ballistic missiles designed to carry nuclear weapons for up to eight years, following an agreement with six world powers .
Iran says it has never pursued the development of nuclear weapons and therefore the decision does not apply to its ballistic missiles, which Tehran has identified as an important deterrent and retaliatory force.
