Iran gets ready to launch its Somorgh missile into outer space

Iran is apparently getting ready to launch a new long-range rocket into outer space as soon as this weekend. This missile is known as a Simorgh and officials have indicated that they have not seen this specific type of rocket launched in the past. Incidentally, any test of a new ballistic missile would be in violation of a UN resolution that forbids Iran from working on its rocket program.
The Somorgh rocket was first unveiled in 2010.
This has been reported in foxnews.com dated 11 March 2016.

A Simorgh rocket is designed to carry a satellite into space and officials are concerned because any space launch uses the same technology that is needed to launch a nuclear-tipped intercontinental ballistic missile or ICBM. Iran has launched multiple ballistic missiles on one day for the first time since 2012 as revealed by defense officials.
UN Security Council Resolution 2231 states that Iran is “not to undertake any activity related to ballistic missiles designed to be capable of delivering nuclear weapons, including launches using such ballistic missile technology.”
However, a senior Revolutionary Guard commander has indicated that Iran's ballistic missile program will continue to move forward, in spite of threats of international sanctions.
The U.S. State Department, of course, has said that the recent launches were not in violation of the nuclear deal, but it was “inconsistent” with UN Security Council Resolution 2231 since that was linked to the nuclear deal when it went into effect.


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