Iran launches military satellite

Iran's Revolutionary Guards announced they had successfully launched the country's first military satellite yesterday, at a time of fresh tensions with US forces in the Gulf. It said the satellite -- dubbed the Nour -- had been launched from the Qassed two-stage launcher from the Markazi desert. The rocket bore the name 'Qassed' which means messenger. Its fuselage also had a Kuranic inscription.

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