Iran has successfully launched its Sorayya satellite into orbit, Iranian state media reported on Saturday.
No specific details about this launch © Mena Today
Iran has successfully launched its Sorayya satellite into orbit, Iranian state media reported on Saturday.
They said the satellite, which belongs to the Iranian Space Organisation, was launched and put into a 750 kilometre orbit.
The Iran-backed Houthis are seeking to control the whole Yemeni Red Sea coast, which would further consolidate their leverage over the Bab el-Mandeb Strait — one of the busiest and most contested global maritime chokepoints.
President Donald Trump said he expected the war with Iran to end after the November U.S. midterm elections and threatened again to attack a site associated with the Islamic Republic's nuclear programme after the two sides launched their biggest wave of attacks on shipping since the start of the six-month-old war.
Following Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia, Pakistan has warned it may need to provide military support to Riyadh.
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