Righteousness89:
Iran Leaders seem to be more interested in Power tussle than on its Citizenry!

This has little or no effects on the Country

JWTheocracy1:
When will the zoo ever lunch a satellite

dermmy:


Exactly. Sanctions or no sanction they are hell bent on advancing their military capability. The country has good scientists only God knows how far they would have gone without these crippling sanctions.

rollwinger:
In the midst of this covid-19, a country is still thinking of how to advance it's military prowess. Most of these world power countries are just full of shit!
God doesn't need to end this world. Man is more than capable of ending it himself!

dermmy:


Exactly. Sanctions or no sanction they are hell bent on advancing their military capability. The country has good scientists only God knows how far they would have gone without these crippling sanctions.

dermmy:



@ the bolded Iran has always catered for its citizens from the beginning. In the 50's Mossadegh expropriated the oil industry that was being exploited by British and American oil companies and gave it back to the people he did that because of the love he had for the Iranians but it's a pity that America and Britain had to unseat him in a coup and replaced him with a dictator that looted the country dry.

America hasn't forgiven them since they took the country back from U.S exploitation in 1979 revolution. That is why uncle Sam is still waging economic warfare on the country. Don't swallow western propaganda every nation has the right to defend itself from aggression. It is western sanction that is making life difficult for ordinary Iranians and they won't give up their military programme for the removal of western sanctions it's suicidal.

The military programme is the only thing deterring America from invading.

dermmy:


For intelligence gathering and the ability to guide intercontinental ballistic missiles to their target in the near future if they are ready to build them. As world powers are eyeing the outer space for power projection regional actor like Iran does not want to be left out.

dermmy:


Exactly. Sanctions or no sanction they are hell bent on advancing their military capability. The country has good scientists only God knows how far they would have gone without these crippling sanctions.

Bighead9:
Nigeria will soon launch one under the leadership of President Buhari. We Igbo's believe that Mazi Buhari can do it, with his antecedents and foresight.

supercase1:

Iran has only one millitary satellite USA has hundreds of reconnaissance millitary spy satellites in orbit, including the super GPS network so who is the boss

salford1:

Good scientists and Engineers. Ironically there are lots of Persian engineers, especially the women, living and contributing to the US tech space. Same as Canada

dermmy:


https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/04/iran-launches-military-satellite-200422062126491.html

Luchitec:
Nice historical recap. However, you forgot to mention that immediately after Mossadegh appointment as the Prime Minister by the Shah, he became power-drunk, seizing refineries and holdings controlled by western companies, a la Robert Mugabe style. His greatest undoing was his land reform that pitted him against the Shah and other major landowners. In fact, Mossadegh flip flop policies did not affect only the elites, the masses were significantly impoverished too. With the aforesaid, and active connivance of aggrieved former allies and the Shah, his deposition was a fait accompli.

voltron14:
Way to go Iran.

Technology isn't the preserve of any race or religion.

Nigeria should follow suit someday.

Whyem15:
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The yankees don't have the monopoly of anti satellite missiles and they have lots of sattelites to lose than Iran's single one.
Iran should do quick and launch more to concentrate on the most aggressive countries in the world.

Akorede02:
The only thing my own country can launch into orbit is CORRUPTION.

nokatakata:
Launch satellites into space while millions of your people are dying of severe hunger and hardship

dermmy:


For intelligence gathering and the ability to guide intercontinental ballistic missiles to their target in the near future if they are ready to build them. As world powers are eyeing the outer space for power projection regional actor like Iran does not want to be left out.

Elpacino481:
Wow! You really follow international politics closely sir. Unlike some foolish Nigerians who just take the concocted stories the MSM give them. Iran is a 3 thousand year civilisation. They are a strong Nation. Look at the advancement in Science and Technology even under sanctions for 4 decades.

dermmy:


Whenever Israel does things like this people would shout. Israelis are God's people, God bless Israel this and that but if Iran does the same thing it becomes a problem. As long as America continues its hostility towards Iran the country would feel compelled to defend herself.

Iran sees America and its western thugs as threat and a nuclear armed foe like Israel in the region will only make the country to go on the defensive. Iran is not out there to bully any country project like this has kept America and other hostile actors from invading the Islamic republic. They will continue to advance their military programme to defend themselves.