Russia successfully launches Iranian satellite

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MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian rocket on Tuesday successfully launched an Iranian satellite into orbit.

The Soyuz rocket lifted off as scheduled at 8:52 a.m. Moscow time (0552 GMT) Tuesday

Around nine minutes after the send-off, it put the Iranian satellite called Khayyam into space.

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Tehran said no other country will have access to information it gathers and it would be used for civilian purposes only

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