US More Concerned About Iranian Rocket Than New Satellite, General Says
23 Apr 2020
Military.com | By Richard Sisk
The Iranian rocket that carried a military satellite into space is an immediate concern for the U.S. military because of its implications for the regime's plans to develop long-range missiles, Air Force Gen. John Hyten said Wednesday.
The U.S. has long suspected that Iran's efforts to put satellites into orbit are a cover for development of an intercontinental ballistic missile, and those suspicions were reinforced by Iran's launch Tuesday of what it called a "Noor," or "Light," satellite into low Earth orbit, powered by a three-stage rocket.
"We watch every rocket and missile that comes off the face of the Earth, and we track it and characterize it very precisely," Hyten, the former head of U.S. Strategic Command, said at a Pentagon briefing.
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