Iran launches rocket a day after agreement on nuclear talks resumption

An Iranian satellite-carrier rocket, called Zuljanah, blasts off from an undisclosed location in Iran (IRINN via AP)

Tehran has launched a solid-fuelled rocket with a satellite carrier, a day after Iran and the European Union agreed to resume stalled talks over the country’s tattered nuclear deal with world powers, state television has reported.

It is unclear when exactly the rocket was launched but the announcement came after satellite photos showed preparations at Imam Khomeini Spaceport in Iran’s rural Semnan province, the site of frequent failed attempts to put a satellite into orbit.