Files - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Files - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei gives a speech to his supporters in Semnan, Iran on December 15, 2006. Photo by Hossein Fatemi/MIddle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Files - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Files - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

File photo dated November 12, 2006 of supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, center, delivers his speech during a gathering of Garmsar people, in Garmsar County, Semnan province, Iran Photo by Hossein Fatemi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Files - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Files - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

File photo dated December 15, 2006 of. supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei gives speech to his supporters in Semnan. Photo by Hossein Fatemi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Files - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Files - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

File photo dated November 11, 2006 ofIn front of Iranian Revolutionary Guards commanders, supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, center, delivers his speech during a gathering of Basij paramilitary forces, in Semnan Photo by Hossein Fatemi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Files - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Files - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

File photo dated December 15, 2006 of. supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei gives speech to his supporters in Semnan. Photo by Hossein Fatemi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Files - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Files - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

File photo dated November 12, 2006 of supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, center, delivers his speech during a gathering of Garmsar people, in Garmsar County, Semnan province, Iran Photo by Hossein Fatemi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Files - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Files - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

File photo dated December 15, 2006 of. supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei gives speech to his supporters in Semnan. Photo by Hossein Fatemi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Files - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Files - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

File photo dated November 12, 2006 of supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, center, delivers his speech during a gathering of Garmsar people, in Garmsar County, Semnan province, Iran Photo by Hossein Fatemi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Files - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Files - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

File photo dated November 11, 2006 ofIn front of Iranian Revolutionary Guards commanders, supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, center, delivers his speech during a gathering of Basij paramilitary forces, in Semnan Photo by Hossein Fatemi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Files - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Files - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

File photo dated November 12, 2006 of supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, center, delivers his speech during a gathering of Garmsar people, in Garmsar County, Semnan province, Iran Photo by Hossein Fatemi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Files - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Files - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

File photo dated November 12, 2006 of supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, center, delivers his speech during a gathering of Garmsar people, in Garmsar County, Semnan province, Iran Photo by Hossein Fatemi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Files - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Files - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

File photo dated November 12, 2006 of supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, center, delivers his speech during a gathering of Garmsar people, in Garmsar County, Semnan province, Iran Photo by Hossein Fatemi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Files - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Files - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

File photo dated August 11, 2006 of A crowd mobs ths vehicle carrying the supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei upon arrival in the city of Semnan. Photo by Hossein Fatemi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Files - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Files - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

File photo dated August 11, 2006 of A crowd mobs ths vehicle carrying the supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei upon arrival in the city of Semnan. Photo by Hossein Fatemi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Files - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Files - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

File photo dated August 11, 2006 of A crowd mobs ths vehicle carrying the supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei upon arrival in the city of Semnan. Photo by Hossein Fatemi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Files - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Files - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

File photo dated August 11, 2006 of A crowd mobs ths vehicle carrying the supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei upon arrival in the city of Semnan. Photo by Hossein Fatemi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Files - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Files - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

File photo dated August 11, 2006 of A crowd mobs ths vehicle carrying the supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei upon arrival in the city of Semnan. Photo by Hossein Fatemi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Files - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Files - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

File photo dated August 11, 2006 of A crowd mobs ths vehicle carrying the supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei upon arrival in the city of Semnan. Photo by Hossein Fatemi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Files - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Files - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

File photo dated August 11, 2006 of A crowd mobs ths vehicle carrying the supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei upon arrival in the city of Semnan. Photo by Hossein Fatemi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Files - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Files - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

File photo dated November 11, 2006 ofIn front of Iranian Revolutionary Guards commanders, supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, center, delivers his speech during a gathering of Basij paramilitary forces, in Semnan Photo by Hossein Fatemi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Files - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Files - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

File photo dated November 11, 2006 ofIn front of Iranian Revolutionary Guards commanders, supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, center, delivers his speech during a gathering of Basij paramilitary forces, in Semnan Photo by Hossein Fatemi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Iran says it launches 3 satellites into space

STORY: Iran says it launches 3 satellites into space SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 28, 2024/Recent footage DATELINE: Jan. 28, 2024 LENGTH: 00:03:40 LOCATION: Tehran CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of preparations for the launching of the satellites 2. various of the launching STORYLINE: Iran on Sunday simultaneously sent three domestically developed satellites into space for the first time in its space history, the Iranian Students' News Agency (ISNA) reported. The satellites were launched to an elliptic orbit with a minimum altitude of 450 kilometers above the Earth's surface, said the ISNA report. The three satellites included one communications and research satellite, Mahda, and two nanosatellites, Keyhan-2 and Hatef-1, the report said, adding that they were launched by indigenously-built launch vehicle Simorgh (Phoenix) from the central province of Semnan. Mahda's primary mission is to assess Simorgh's performance over multiple tasks and evaluate new designs and technologies in space. The report sai

Files - Khamenei Attends A Military Parade - Semnan

Files - Khamenei Attends A Military Parade - Semnan

Photo dated November 11, 2006 shows the armed forces march with red flags in front of the supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Photo by Hossein Fatemi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Files - Khamenei Attends A Military Parade - Semnan

Files - Khamenei Attends A Military Parade - Semnan

Photo dated November 11, 2006 shows the armed forces march with green flags in front of the supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Photo by Hossein Fatemi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Files - Khamenei Attends A Military Parade - Semnan

Files - Khamenei Attends A Military Parade - Semnan

Photo dated November 11, 2006 shows Iranian supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei attends a parade at a military academy. Photo by Hossein Fatemi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Files - Khamenei Attends A Military Parade - Semnan

Files - Khamenei Attends A Military Parade - Semnan

Photo dated November 11, 2006 shows Iranian supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei attends a parade at a military academy. Photo by Hossein Fatemi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Files - Khamenei Attends A Military Parade - Semnan

Files - Khamenei Attends A Military Parade - Semnan

Photo dated November 11, 2006 shows Iranian supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei attends a parade at a military academy. Photo by Hossein Fatemi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Files - Khamenei Attends A Military Parade - Semnan

Files - Khamenei Attends A Military Parade - Semnan

Photo dated November 11, 2006 shows Iranian supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei attends a parade at a military academy. Photo by Hossein Fatemi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Files - Khamenei Attends A Military Parade - Semnan

Files - Khamenei Attends A Military Parade - Semnan

Photo dated November 11, 2006 shows the armed forces march with yellow flags in front of the supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Photo by Hossein Fatemi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Files - Khamenei Attends A Military Parade - Semnan

Files - Khamenei Attends A Military Parade - Semnan

Photo dated November 11, 2006 shows the armed forces march with red flags in front of the supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Photo by Hossein Fatemi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Files - Khamenei Attends A Military Parade - Semnan

Files - Khamenei Attends A Military Parade - Semnan

Photo dated November 11, 2006 shows the armed forces march with red flags in front of the supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Photo by Hossein Fatemi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM