The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman has rejected France's criticism of the national space program as "meddling" after Paris said the recent satellite launch was in breach of a UN resolution
TEHRAN (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 11th February, 2020) The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman has rejected France's criticism of the national space program as "meddling" after Paris said the recent satellite launch was in breach of a UN resolution.
Iran fired off the Zafar 1 satellite atop a Simorgh rocket on Sunday, which failed to reach the orbit. France said the launch employed ballistic missile technologies in what it sees as a violation of the 2015 resolution that calls on Iran not to develop nuclear-capable weapons.
"Iran's defense policy has nothing to do with UN Security Council Resolution 2231 because Iranian rockets are not nuclear-capable," Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi wrote on Telegram.
He said Iran reserved the right to develop the space program. Communications Minister Mohammad-Javad Azari Jahromi said Monday the country had more "great Iranian satellites" to launch. The next attempt to put a satellite into orbit may take place in May or June, he added.
