Iran sends satellites to Russia for rocket launch, Tasnim reports

FILE - In this photo released by Roscosmos space corporation on Feb. 29, 2024, a rocket carrying an Iranian satellite blasts off near Tsiolkovsky, Russia. Iranian media reported on Oct. 12, 2024, that it has sent two more satellites to Russia to be put into orbit.

Iran has sent two locally made satellites to Russia to be put into orbit by a Russian space vehicle, the semi-official news agency Tasnim reported Saturday, in the latest space cooperation between the two U.S.-sanctioned countries.