Iran secretly acquired a Chinese spy satellite in late 2024 that has allowed it to target U.S. military bases across the Middle East during the current war, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, an account Beijing dismissed as untrue.
The TEE-01B satellite, built and launched by Chinese company Earth Eye Co, was acquired by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ Aerospace Force after it was launched into space from China, the report said, citing leaked Iranian military documents.
Iranian military commanders directed the satellite to monitor major U.S. military sites, the newspaper said, citing time-stamped coordinate lists, satellite imagery and orbital analysis. The images were taken in March before and after drone and missile strikes on those locations, the Financial Times said.
The TEE-01B satellite, built and launched by Chinese company Earth Eye Co, was acquired by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ Aerospace Force after it was launched into space from China,
So an Iranian satellite.
No, if you buy a car from Ford, it is still theirs. /s
Did someone expect Iran to fight with their eyes closed? Why is this news? This is like reporting that a sniper used a scope.
They didn’t mind it when it was russia doing it, even lifted sanctions…
USA can’t really stop them. Nobody listens anymore, is impressed much by threats or how quickly they fold with some economic pressure.
