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A Russian rocket is set to launch two privately-built Iranian satellites into orbit early Tuesday, the Iranian embassy in Moscow said, hailing close cooperation between Moscow and Tehran. The two countries have deepened ties and trade amid Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine and the conflict in the Middle East, with space launches just one aspect of their burgeoning partnership. “In continuation of the development of Iran-Russia scientific and technological cooperation, two Iranian satellites — Koswar and Hodhod — will be launched into 500-kilometer orbit,” Iran’s ambassador to Moscow, Kaz…

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