Iran in failed rocket launch, say experts

An annotated satellite image showing preparations at the Imam Khomeini Spaceport in Iran (Maxar Technologies, Centre for Nonproliferation Studies at Middlebury Institute of International Studies via AP)

Iran is thought to have conducted a failed launch of a satellite-carrying rocket in recent days and appears to be preparing to try again.

It is the country’s latest effort to advance its space programme amid tensions with the West over its tattered nuclear deal.