Pompeo blasts Iran’s space program in wake of military satellite launch

Pompeo blasts Iran’s space program in wake of military satellite launch

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Pompeo: “Iran’s space program is neither peaceful nor entirely civilian."

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Satellites at war: A week of U.S.-Iran tensions sum up military reliance on space

Satellites at war: A week of U.S.-Iran tensions sum up military reliance on space

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The U.S. military drone strikes that killed Iranian Maj. Gen. Qasem Soleimani on Jan. 3 and Iran’s retaliatory ballistic missile attack on U.S. bases in Iraq a few days later were a stark illustration of the critical role of satellites.

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Defense intelligence report highlights Iran’s advances in space technology

Defense intelligence report highlights Iran’s advances in space technology

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The report titled ”Iran Military Power” is part of a Defense Intelligence Agency effort to inform government leaders and the public on major foreign military challenges.

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Commentary | Space Programs of North Korea, Iran: Covert Twins?

Commentary | Space Programs of North Korea, Iran: Covert Twins?

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The only two space programs that seem to be stuck in their embryonic “prestige” stage are those of North Korea and Iran.

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Former Executive Found Guilty of Helping Iran Launch Sat

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Nader Modanlo was found guilty by a federal jury in Maryland of illegally helping Iran launch its first satellite.

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SN Blog | Monkey Business?: Before-and-After Pictures Raise Doubts about Iran’s Launch Claims

SN Blog | Monkey Business?: Before-and-After Pictures Raise Doubts about Iran’s Launch Claims

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British newspaper raises questions about whether the monkey actually returned from the suborbital flight

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VIDEO | Suborbital Simian? Iran Says it Sent Monkey into Space

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Obama signed into law a disaster relief bill that will deliver $15 million to NASA to repair facilities.

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Iran Successfully Sends a Monkey into Space

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Obama signed into law a disaster relief bill that will deliver $15 million to NASA to repair facilities.

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Iran: Monkey Launched into Suborbital Space and Back

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Iranian space officials announced they successfully launched a live monkey into space.

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Sanctions Prompt Eutelsat To Drop Iranian TV Channels

Sanctions Prompt Eutelsat To Drop Iranian TV Channels

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PARIS — Satellite fleet operator Eutelsat on Oct. 15 said it has stopped carrying channels from Iran’s state broadcaster following sanctions on Iran imposed by the European Union and a judgment from the French government broadcast regulator.

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Editorial | Iran Gets an Overdue Rebuff

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The International Telecommunication Union (ITU), which occasionally invites criticism for failing to enforce its own regulatory rules, deserves credit for rejecting Iran’s bid to retain rights to a satellite orbital slot for which it has missed repeated utilization deadlines.

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‘TV Without Borders’ Regs Help Iran Dodge U.S.-led Embargo

‘TV Without Borders’ Regs Help Iran Dodge U.S.-led Embargo

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PARIS — Satellite fleet operator SES’s experience with an Iranian satellite television network in Europe illustrates the complexities of applying the U.S.-led embargo on commercial transactions with the Iranian regime and those deemed to be serving it.

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Iran Finds a Placeholder Satellite for Contested Geostationary Slot

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PARIS — The Iranian government has found a satellite operator willing to lease or sell it an in-orbit telecommunications satellite to move to an orbital slot to which Iranian rights expired in July, the Iranian government has told international regulators.

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Satellite Regulators Rebuff Iran, Punt on Avanti Dispute

Satellite Regulators Rebuff Iran, Punt on Avanti Dispute

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PARIS — International regulators rejected an Iranian appeal to keep rights to an orbital position despite the lack of a satellite and declined to address Luxembourg’s argument that Britain’s Avanti should be refused rights to a slot it already occupies, according to government and industry officials.

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Inmarsat, Israeli Group Spar over Iranian Oil Tanker Links

Inmarsat, Israeli Group Spar over Iranian Oil Tanker Links

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PARIS — Allegations by an Israeli legal group that mobile satellite services provider Inmarsat is selling prohibited communications to Iranian government-controlled oil tankers and other ships has once again raised the issue of the liability limits of a satellite operator with a global customer base whose identity is often not disclosed.

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Dispute over Iranian Satellite System Gets More Complicated

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PARIS — The two-year satellite frequency dispute that has pitted Iran and Saudi Arabia against France and Qatar has taken an unexpected turn with protests over Iranian satellite broadcasts into Bahrain and Iran’s apparent inability to fill an orbital slot with its own satellite.

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