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Iran's Guard says it launched satellite amid US tensions

by Associated Press
| April 22, 2020 12:03 AM

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's Revolutionary Guard said it put the Islamic Republic's first military satellite into orbit, dramatically unveiling what experts described as a secret space program with a surprise launch Wednesday that came amid wider tensions with the United States.

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