MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) 鈥� Iran said Friday it conducted a successful space launch, the latest for its program the West alleges improves Tehran鈥檚 ballistic missile program.
Iran conducted the launch using its , a satellite-carrying rocket that had seen a series of failed launches. The launch took place at Iran's Imam Khomeini Spaceport in rural Semnan province.
There was no immediate independent confirmation the launch was successful.
The announcement comes as heightened tensions grip the wider Middle East over Israel鈥檚 continued war and as an uneasy ceasefire holds in Lebanon.
The Associated Press
