Iran Claims It Launched Rocket Into Space Amid Talks to Revive 2015 Nuclear Deal

Iran Claims It Launched Rocket Into Space Amid Talks to Revive 2015 Nuclear Deal
This photo released by the official website of the Iranian Defense Ministry on Dec. 30, 2021 shows the launching of Simorgh, or "Phoenix," rocket in an undisclosed location in Iran. Iranian Defense Ministry via AP
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The Iranian regime announced it has launched a rocket into space carrying three research devices, the country’s state television reported on Thursday.

Ahmad Hosseini, an Iranian defense ministry spokesman, said the satellite-bearing rocket named Simorgh, or “Phoenix,” had launched the three cargoes at an altitude of 292 miles (470 km) and at a speed of 7,350 meters (4.5 miles) per second.

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