In this photo released by Roscosmos space corporation on Feb 29, 2024, the Soyuz-2.1b rocket blasts off at the Vostochny cosmodrome outside the city of Tsiolkovsky, about 200 kilometers from the city of Blagoveshchensk in the far eastern Amur region, Russia. A Russian Soyuz rocket successfully put an Iranian satellite into orbit along with 18 Russian satellites. (PHOTO / ROSCOSMOS SPACE CORPORATION VIA AP)
TEHRAN - Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani on Monday rejected "baseless" claims by US officials about Tehran's space cooperation with Moscow.
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He made the remarks at a weekly press conference in the Iranian capital Tehran, while reacting to the claims made by US State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller, in which he had described the recent launch of an Iranian satellite by Russia as "another indication of the deepening military partnership" between the two countries, which was "harmful to Ukraine, Iran's neighbors and the international community."
Kanaani said the defense and military cooperation between Iran and Russia were based on international laws and regulations as well as the two countries' common interests
Kanaani said the defense and military cooperation between Iran and Russia were based on international laws and regulations as well as the two countries' common interests.
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"It is the right of countries to cooperate within the framework of international regulations and laws. We categorically reject the claims made by the US authorities and consider them baseless," Kanaani stressed.
He added the cooperation would continue within its framework and was not against any third party.
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Iran on Thursday successfully put a domestically developed satellite, dubbed Pars-1, into a 500-km orbit via a Soyuz rocket launch in eastern Russia, the official IRNA news agency reported.
