Western nations decry Iran space launch as US levies sanctions
The United States punished Iran on Friday for launching a satellite-carrying rocket into space by hitting six Iranian entities with sanctions targeting the country’s ballistic missiles programme. Three European nations that helped broker the landmark Iran nuclear deal in 2015 joined the US in condemning the launch, and said it was too close for comfort to the type of intercontinental ballistic missiles used to deliver a nuclear payload. At the United Nations, US Ambassador Nikki Haley said Iran was “breaking its obligation” and added, “We ...
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