In August 2022, Russia helped Iran launch an imaging satellite from a space base in Kazakhstan, which was also received with concern from the West. Tehran has maintained that its nuclear programme is peaceful. The US and its allies continue to condemn missile and space launches by Iran, especially those including long-range ballistic missiles, which could potentially be used to carry nuclear warheads. Several other satellite launches are expected in the coming months, per Iranian officials. The latest came in September, when the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it successfully put a third imaging satellite into an orbit 450km (280 miles) away. It reported in 2013 that it had sent two monkeys into space and brought them back.ĭalirian claimed on Wednesday that the administration of President Ebrahim Raisi has “effectively revived” work on Iran’s longer-term goal of sending humans into space.Ĭritics of former centrist President Hassan Rouhani maintain that his administration all but halted work on the Iranian space programme – which includes the development of long-range ballistic missiles – in favour of engagement with the West that ultimately failed.īut as Iran’s 2015 nuclear deal remains in limbo after a 2018 unilateral United States withdrawal which included imposing hefty sanctions on Iran, Tehran has made several high-profile space launches, including military launches.

Iran started work on sending animals into space in the mid-2000s and had its first successful launch in 2010.

“Launch of the bio capsule from a new angle,” he wrote. Hossein Dalirian, spokesperson for the space agency, put a video on X. The rocket was built by the aerospace wing of the Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics. The capsule was ordered by the Iranian Space Agency and developed by the aerospace division of the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology. Neither state media nor Telecommunications Minister Isa Zarepour, who confirmed the news, said what kind of animals were in the capsule. The Salman rocket carried an “all indigenous” capsule weighing 500kg (1,100 pounds), which is reportedly the heaviest biological capsule ever successfully carried in the history of the Iranian space programme. The move is intended to prop up Russia's stock market, two Yale researchers previously told Business Insider, adding that Russia's stock market performance this year has been a facade created by restrictions imposed by Moscow.Keep reading list of 4 items list 1 of 4 Iran’s Kharazi: Defining red lines before an Israeli aggression list 2 of 4 Iran rapper Toomaj Salehi rearrested days after release on bail list 3 of 4 Will Iran give Russia ballistic missiles for the war in Ukraine? list 4 of 4 Iraq slams US strikes that killed eight pro-Iran fighters end of list The nation has halted flows of foreign assets, meaning those who invested in Russian stocks prior to the invasion of Ukraine haven't been able to cash out. Trading on the exchange was briefly halted before it rolled out a plan to distribute a third of funds back to clients, but only in rubles.įoreign investors in Russia are stuck in a state of limbo. New restrictions have the exchange unable to settle around two-thirds of clients' trades held in foreign currency. The tumult finishes off a rocky month for the SPB exchange, which was hit by US sanctions late in November. Shares on the SPB Exchange recovered slightly after the announcement, ending Monday just 9.5% lower. 'SPB Exchange has a stable financial position and there are no signs of bankruptcy.' 'SPB Exchange has not filed documents for bankruptcy,' SPB's media team told Reuters this week.

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