Thursday, July 27, 2017

US says Iran space launch provocative, flouts UN resolution

July 27, 2017 at 04:03PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States says Iran committed a "provocative act" that flouted a U.N. Security Council resolution by launching its most advanced satellite-carrying rocket to date into space.

State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert says the launch also violates the spirit of the 2015 nuclear deal.

Iranian state media have said Iran successfully launched a "Simorgh" rocket that can carry a 550 pound (250 kilogram) satellite.

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