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fredag 8 februari 2019
Iranian regime continues to work secretly with ballistic missiles
Iranian regime continues to work secretly with ballistic missiles. a few days ago the iran sent a missile to the emlan, but this time failed,,Iran's second attempt to launch a satellite failed within weeks
Chief of Staff: We will not fear threats to negotiate missiles.
Iran's second attempt to launch a satellite over the past few weeks has failed despite warnings from the United States and Europe over its assistance in developing Iran's ballistic missile system, Iran's chief of staff Mohammad Baqeri said on Saturday. .
Although there was no statement on Iran confirming the launch, images revealed by Colorado-based Digital Globe showed a missile from the Khomeini satellite station in Semnan. The images taken on Tuesday showed the launch of the rocket and the effects of the combustion process appeared on the launch pad. It was not clear if the missile had reached Earth orbit.
The pictures show the launch pad, with words in Persian saying "40 years" and "Iranian-made", the Associated Press reported. The first is likely to mark the 40th anniversary of the revolution in Iran, celebrated by officials there these days. There was no official comment from the Iranian media on the matter.
A few days ago, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo sharply criticized the Iranian regime's policies, and Hashtak's "Forty Years of Failure" added his least twitter comment, sparking widespread disaffection among Iranians.
Iran had earlier announced its intention to launch a satellite called Dosti, meaning friendship. The launch failed in January to put a satellite called "Biam", meaning a message, in orbit of the planet, after the successful launch from the space station itself.
According to experts from the Center Digital Globe, the images taken on Tuesday showed that Iran used a missile called "Ambassador" in the launch of the moon. In the January launch, engineers used one of the two Simreg missiles to launch the satellite.
The Dosti, a remote-sensing satellite Iran claims to be developing at Tehran Sharif University of Technology, was supposed to launch into near-Earth orbit.
European countries condemned a few days ago in a strongly worded statement Iran's missile activities that are contrary to UN Security Council Resolution 2231.
The United States says the launches are contrary to a UN Security Council resolution banning any activities related to the development of ballistic missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads.
Although Iran denies possessing a nuclear weapon, Iran has missile launchers and sometimes conducts missile tests that do not include military components. Iran also says it did not violate the UN resolution because the resolution was limited to its demand not to conduct nuclear tests.
The launch coincided with the announcement of the death of three researchers after a fire broke out in a building of the Space Research Centers without giving further details.
In a related context, Iranian Chief of Staff Mohammad Baqeri, commenting on the European Union statement on Monday on the Iranian missile program and European pressure to negotiate on Iran's missile program, said his country "will not fear threats." He added that "the Iranian military doctrine is a defensive doctrine."
Baqeri's comments about defense doctrine came about 10 days after Iran announced its transition from defense strategy to offensive strategy to preserve its national interests.
"We are ready to defend and confront the various plots," Bagheri told Western countries.
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