Published 2024-02-29 23.04
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full screen “This partnership is harmful to Ukraine, Iran’s neighboring countries and the international community,” said US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller after Russia’s launch of an Iranian satellite. Photo: AP/TT
Russia has launched an Iranian imaging satellite from a rocket base in Vostochny – about 8,000 kilometers east of Moscow, according to state-controlled media in Iran.
– It is yet another sign of the deepening military cooperation between Iran and Russia, says US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller
Moscow has long worked to strengthen its ties with other countries alienated by the West, including Iran, which has been accused of supplying Russia with drones for its war of invasion of Ukraine.