Protests have spread across Iran over the death of Mahsa Amini after a young woman was arrested by the country’s morality police. According to Arab News, 22-year-old Amini, a local journalist died on Friday, three days after being arrested by Iran’s morality police for allegedly wearing a hijab headscarf in an “improper” way. The police are in charge of enforcing the country’s strict dress code mandated for women, including wearing a hijab in public to cover one’s hair and neck.
ALMATY, Kazakhstan An Iranian satellite launched by Russia blasted off from Kazakhstan on Tuesday and reached orbit amid controversy that Moscow might use it to boost its surveillance of military targets in Ukraine.As Russia's international isolation grows following Western sanctions over its invasion of Ukraine, the Kremlin is seeking to pivot Russia towards the Middle
Russia's Soyuz rocket blasted off an Iranian satellite called Khayyam from the Baikonur launch facility in Kazakhstan on Tuesday.
The Iranian satellite has been named after a Persian scientist called Omar Khayyam, who lived in the 11th and 12th centuries.
While there have been allegations that Russia may use it for surveillance of Ukraine amid its military action there, Iran has said no other country will have access to the information it gathers due to its encrypted algorithm.
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