Iran launches satellite - part of a Western-criticised programme - video Dailymotion

The launch comes as regional tensions spike across the Middle East.

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00:00 Iran says this rocket launched a satellite into its highest orbit yet on Saturday.

00:05 If true, it will raise Western concerns that the technology for Iran's ballistic missiles

00:10 have also been improved.

00:12 Almost at the same time, Israel was carrying out an airstrike on senior Iranian commanders

00:17 meeting in the Syrian capital, Damascus.

00:20 The United States has previously said that Iran's satellite launches defy a UN Security

00:25 Council resolution.

00:27 It's called on Tehran not to develop its nuclear-capable missiles any further.

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