Iran Congratulates North Korea On Space Launch

Iran congratulates North Korea on Wednesday for its “successful” launch of a long-range rocket and denied having a role in preparing the launch. Iran’s armed forces deputy chief, Brigadier General Masoud Jazayeri, told the Fars news agency that Tehran “congratulates the people and the government” of North Korea on “the successful launching of the satellite-carrying rocket,”

“Dominant powers, like the United States, cannot halt the progress of independent states, who through resistance can quickly tread the path of scientific and technological self-reliance,” he added.

[link to www.nknews.org]