Iran admits rocket launch failure, claims it was ‘technical error’

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After days of silence, Iran has finally acknowledged satellite images showing that there was an explosion at a rocket site last week.

Iran on Monday said that the photos that have been circulating since last week and show a blast at the Imam Khomeini Space Center are accurate. The explosion came before a planned satellite launch by Iran that the U.S. has criticized.

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