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Iran launched a new rocket, named Zuljanah, on Monday. PHOTO: IRANIAN DEFENSE MINISTRY/EPA/SHUTTERSTOCK
Tehran seeks to raise the stakes ahead of possible negotiations with the Biden administration over a new nuclear deal
Iran tested a new rocket on Monday with improved technology that could be used in its missile program, its latest attempt to raise the stakes for the Biden administration ahead of potential negotiations over a new nuclear deal.
The new rocket, named Zuljanah, was developed under a government-backed program to send civilian satellites into orbit 310 miles above ground, according to a spokesman for the Iranian Defense Ministryâs Space Department. The technology is easily transferable to Iranâs military missile program run by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, experts say.