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| Iran makes first satellite launch | Iran makes first satellite launch |
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| Iran has launched its first domestically made satellite into orbit, state media reports. | Iran has launched its first domestically made satellite into orbit, state media reports. |
| TV commentary said Monday's night-time launch from a Safir-2 rocket was "another achievement for Iranian scientists under sanctions". | |
| Iran is subject to UN sanctions because the US and other Western powers suspect it of trying to build a nuclear bomb. | Iran is subject to UN sanctions because the US and other Western powers suspect it of trying to build a nuclear bomb. |
| Iran denies this, saying its nuclear ambitions are limited to the production of energy. | Iran denies this, saying its nuclear ambitions are limited to the production of energy. |
| The BBC's Jon Leyne in Tehran said the launch had been expected and is clearly timed to coincide with the 30th anniversary of the Iranian revolution. | The BBC's Jon Leyne in Tehran said the launch had been expected and is clearly timed to coincide with the 30th anniversary of the Iranian revolution. |
| Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said the satellite was launched to spread monotheism, peace and justice in the world. | |
| But it could cause alarm in the West because of fears that the satellite could be used to make a long-range missile, possibly with a nuclear war head, our correspondent says. | |
| Iran will no doubt reply that it is once again being judged by double standards for using a technology that is commonplace in many other parts of the world, he adds. |