TEHRAN (AFP) — Iran on Tuesday brushed aside concerns from its arch-enemy the United States over its firing of a rocket into space, saying such "scientific achievements" should not worry anyone.
The Islamic republic said on Monday it fired the rocket to mark the opening of its first space centre, which is expected this year to put an Iranian-built satellite into space for the first time.
The White House, already at loggerheads with Iran over its nuclear drive, described the firing as an "unfortunate" move that risked isolating Tehran further from the world.
"Scientific achievements should not make anyone worried," retorted Iranian government spokesman Gholam Hossein Elham.
US State Department spokesman Sean McCormack described the rocket launch as "another troubling development", saying Iran could use the same technology for launching satellites to fire ballistic missiles.
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The article discusses the latest of Iran's "scientific achievements." However, due to tension between the United States and Iran, the United States feels that the firing of the rocket poses a threat to US security. Iran, on the other hand, says that the United States should not be worried.
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