U.S. officials have long feared that Iran's pursuit of developing satellite technology is a cover for ballistic missile activity.
The Pentagon would not comment on the success of the launch but described it as another example of Iran's malign behavior.
A first military satellite named Noor is launched into orbit by Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps, in Semnan, Iran April 22, 2020.WASHINGTON — Iran said Wednesday that it successfully launched the nation's first military satellite, another move in the heightened tit-for-tat fight between Washington and Tehran over the regime's missile programs.
"We want to make sure that they can never threaten the United States," U.S. Air Force Gen. John Hyten, the vice chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, told reporters Wednesday at the Pentagon when asked about the satellite launch.
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