Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corp claims to have successfully launched a satellite missile named Noor, meaning light in Urdu. Iran has previously attempted several launches but all were proven unsuccessful. This launch is expected to intensify US and Iran tensions which have been escalating throughout the year.
Donald Trump tweeted that he had instructed the US Navy to shoot down and destroy any and all Iranian gunboats if there were any issues.
He tweeted earlier this afternoon: "I have instructed the United States Navy to shoot down and destroy any and all Iranian gunboats if they harass our ships at sea."
This threat comes after an incident in the Gulf a week ago.
An Iranian armed forces spokesman Sardar Abolfazl Shekarchi later tweet criticised the President's tweet.
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He said: "Today, instead of bullying others, the Americans should put all their efforts toward saving those members of their forces who are infected with coronavirus.
"US officials need to think about rescuing themselves and resolving this issue."
Iranian Telecommunications Minister Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi added that the Aerospace Force's space programme was defensive, not offensive.
He tweeted: "Part of Iran's peaceful space programme is civilian which is pursued by the government, while another part is for peaceful defence purposes and naturally carried out by the armed forces."
At the time of writing 830,789 people have been confirmed to have the deadly virus.
Of this figure, 180,784 people have died.
In comparison, Iran has recorded 85,996 confirmed cases of the coronavirus with 5,391 deaths.
The figures from Iran have been hotly debated however as sceptics question whether Iran is hiding the true figures.
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