Iran says will control Russia-launched satellite 'from day one'

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

68% : They added that the satellite will provide Tehran with "unprecedented capabilities, including near-continuous monitoring of sensitive facilities in Israel" and in the Gulf.
52% :Iran successfully put its first military satellite into orbit in April 2020, drawing a sharp rebuke from the United States.
50% : The announcement regarding the new satellite was made two weeks after Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Tehran.
47% : In June 2021, Putin denied a US media report that Russia is set to deliver an advanced satellite system to Iran that will vastly improve its spying capabilities.
41% : The Washington Post on Thursday reported that Russia "plans to use the satellite for several months or longer" to assist its war efforts in Ukraine before allowing Iran to take control of it, according to anonymous Western intelligence officials.
34% :Iran insists its space programme is for civilian and defence purposes only, and does not breach the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers, or any other international agreement.
34% :Western governments worry that satellite launch systems incorporate technologies interchangeable with those used in ballistic missiles capable of delivering a nuclear warhead, something Iran has always denied wanting to build.

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