Iran announces new space launch amid nuclear talks

By Agence France-Presse

Dec 30, 2021 6:46 pm

TEHRAN: Iran announced Thursday it had carried out a new space launch, in a move likely to irk Western powers amid tough talks on reviving a 2015 nuclear deal.

A handout picture released by Iran's Defense Ministry on December 30, 2021 shows a Simorgh (Phoenix) satellite rocket lifting off during its launch at an undisclosed location in Iran. AFP PHOTO / HO /IRANIAN DEFENSE MINISTRY

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