Iran

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Iran Now Says Satellite Can Spy on Israel

By ALI AKBAR DAREINI
The Associated Press
Wednesday, November 16, 2005; 4:07 PM

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"Sina-1 is a research satellite. It's not possible to use it for military purposes," said Deputy Telecom Minister Ahmad Talebzadeh, who heads the space program.

But he agreed it could spy on Israel.

"Technically speaking, yes. It can monitor Israel," he told The Associated Press. "But we don't need to do it. You can buy satellite photos of Israeli streets from the market."
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Im Artikel wird auch erwähnt, dass der Mesbah Satellit (in Zusammenarbeit mit Italien entwickelt) fertig ist und ebenfalls demnächst von den Russen in seine Umlaufbahn befördert wird.
Als nächster Schritt, ist die Entwicklung einer eigenen Weltraumrakete geplant.

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PKK Attacks Iran

Iranian border guards killed one Kurdish terrorist and arrested another in clashes in the northwestern province of West Azarbaijan, the ISNA agency reported.
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Reports concerning major insurgent attacks by Kurds in recent months, notably the Pejak, have spoken of at least 120 Iranian police killed and a further 64 injured.
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