Iran makes first satellite launch Iran has launched its first domestically made satellite into orbit, state media reports. TV commentary said Monday's night-time launch from a Safir-2 rocket was "another achievement for Iranian scientists under sanctions". Iran is subject to UN sanctions because the US and other Western powers suspect it of trying to build a nuclear bomb. Iran denies this, saying its nuclear ambitions are limited to the production of energy. The BBC's Jon Leyne in Tehran said the launch had been expected and is clearly timed to coincide with the 30th anniversary of the Iranian revolution. Iranian President...