An Iranian satellite was launched into orbit by a Russian rocket yesterday just three weeks after Russian President Putin and Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei pledged closer cooperation against the West.
The Khayyam meteorological satellite, named after the 11th-century Persian poet and philosopher Omar Khayyyam, was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and successfully entered orbit around the Earth's atmosphere. According to Iran's state news agency IRNA, the satellite sent the first data at noon yesterday.
Tehran denies accusations that it handed over control of the satellite to the Russian Space Agency in order for Moscow to boost its spying capabilities. Last week, the Washington Post revealed the concerns of American officials about the tightening of Russia-Iran relations and the cooperation of the space agencies of the two countries. Iranian intelligence services, these officials claim, may gain "unprecedented surveillance capabilities" against military targets inside Israel, thanks to the new Iranian satellite.
In July, President Putin made his first foreign visit since the invasion of Ukraine, choosing Tehran as his destination. During the Khamenei-Putin meeting, the Iranian cleric reportedly warned Moscow to remain on guard against "every Western ploy."
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