Russia Launches Iranian Satellites Amid Strengthening Ties

The launch marks a significant step in Iran's space ambitions and highlights deepening cooperation between Moscow and Tehran.

A Russian Soyuz rocket successfully deployed over 50 satellites, including two Iranian ones, from the Vostochny Cosmodrome.
The Iranian satellites, Kowsar and Hodhod, are the first privately developed by Iran, focusing on high-resolution imaging and communications.
Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian plans to visit Moscow to sign a new partnership agreement with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
US intelligence warns that Iran's satellite launch capabilities could accelerate its development of intercontinental ballistic missiles.
The collaboration between Russia and Iran has grown stronger since the Russia-Ukraine war, with Iran supplying drones to Moscow.