For the 1st time, the US has sanctioned Iran’s civilian space agency, which develops the same space launch vehicle technology used in ballistic missiles. We call on our allies to join us in deterring the world’s top sponsor of terrorism from growing its ballistic missile program.— Secretary Pompeo (@SecPompeo) September 3, 2019
Washington Free Beacon: Trump Admin Sanctions Iranian Space Program for Covering Nuclear Weapons Work
Iran's space program has long been front for ballistic, nuclear weapons work.
The Trump administration, in a global first, issued sanctions on Iran's space program, which has long operated as a front for Tehran's advanced work on nuclear capable ballistic missile technology.
The latest sanctions come as Tehran's economy teeters on the brink in the face of the Trump administration's tough economic penalties. The new sanctions are significant as the first time an American administration has targeted Iran's space program and acknowledged it is all part of Iran's nuclear weapons industry.
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WNU Editor: Iran responds .... Iran says U.S. sanctions on its space agencies 'ineffective': TV (Reuters).
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