Iran 'launches rocket into space'
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Iran says it has successfully fired its first rocket into space, though no details of its type or range are known.
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US Secretary of State Colin Powell says there is evidence Iran is developing a missile system to deliver nuclear warheads, the Washington Post reports.
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25 September 2004 -- The Iranian defense minister announced today that the country has successfully test-fired a strategic, long-range missile and delivered the weapon to its armed forces.
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Iran said Saturday it successfully tested a ``strategic missile&#39;&#39; and delivered it to its armed forces, state-run radio reported.
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By NASSER KARIMI TEHRAN, Iran - An Iranian rocket launched over the weekend that soared to the edge of space was intended for research, an Iranian space official said, in comments that appeared intended to show that the program is aimed at launching satellites, not missiles.
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Iran has missiles with a range of 2,000km, says former Iranian President Hashemi Rafsanjani.
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The Iranian government carried out a missile test yesterday, 24 hours before a make-or-break meeting with Britain, France and Germany on its suspected nuclear weapons programme.
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Iran's announcement that it launched a research rocket has called new attention to a space program that Tehran says is peaceful but which some fear aims to produce long-range ballistic missiles that could reach Europe or the United States.
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First Iranian in space Russia's Soyuz rocket blasted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan this Monday morning (04:09 GMT), notching up three "firsts" in the process. The pod atop the rocket carried Anousheh Ansari, and when the rocket entered orbit, she became the first female space tourist, as well as the first female Muslim and the first Iranian in space.â¦
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Iran, the Middle East&#39;s second- largest oil producer, has successfully completed testing of a ``strategic missile,&#39;&#39; the country&#39;s official news agency reported, citing Iran&#39;s defense minister.
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LONDON, Oct 6 (IranMania) - Iran declared Tuesday it had ballistic missiles with a range of 2,000 kilometres (1,240 miles) and could produce ones with a greater range, an announcement likely to add to international concerns over its weapons capabilities.
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Iran can launch a missile as far as  2,000 km (1,250 miles), a senior official was quoted as saying  Tuesday, substantially increasing the announced range of the  Islamic state's military capabilities.
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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Monday inaugurated the country's first home-built space centre, which will serve as a base for the launch of research satellites, state media reported.
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By Andrew Buncombe  From the steppes of Kazakhstan, a wealthy Iranian-American woman was blasted off into space yesterday. In doing so, Anousheh Ansari set at least two records - becoming the first female Muslim and the first Iranian in orbit.
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Iran said Thursday it would launch its first satellite into space by May 2005, state television reported.
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Israel's military launched a spy satellite early Monday, the Defense Ministry said, and a senior official suggested it could help keep track of developments in Iran.
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Iran on Sunday test-fired a surface-to-surface short-range missile a day after its army launched large-scale military exercises throughout the country, state-run television reported.