Nournews: The launch of these three Iranian satellites from a Russian spaceport is not simply a technical or promotional event, but the manifestation of a long-term strategic struggle between Iran’s national will and the policy of humiliation and hope-destruction pursued by the hegemonic system. For decades, the West has sought to push nations toward permanent dependency in critical fields of science and technology by instilling a sense of inherent incapacity. Within this framework, Iranians were deemed fit only to consume technology — not produce it. The Islamic Revolution, however, marked a rupture in this narrative; a rupture that has taken tangible form in the defensive, nuclear, and now space domains.
The simultaneous launch of three indigenous satellites delivers a clear message: Iran not only possesses the capability to design and manufacture sophisticated space systems, but can also mature this capability to an operational level under maximum pressure and sanctions. This achievement is a continuation of the same national will that — whether in security confrontations or the 12-day war — exposed the inability of Iran’s adversaries to contain its indigenous capabilities.
The Collapse of the West’s Scientific Apartheid
One of the main pillars of Western dominance has been the monopoly of knowledge and the imposition of a “scientific apartheid,” in which science is treated not as a shared human heritage, but as a tool of economic and political domination. The West’s insistence on “zero enrichment” for Iran or its opposition to technological advances in independent states reflects this monopolistic logic.
Iran’s presence in the club of spacefaring nations with fully indigenous satellites has cracked this wall of monopoly. Young Iranian scientists — in both the nuclear and space industries — have become practical standard-bearers in the fight against scientific apartheid. The significance of this success is multiplied by the fact that even purported great military powers have resorted to copying Iranian technologies such as drones — a reality that exposes the futility of sanctions and the collapse of the myth of absolute Western superiority.
Scientific Convergence: Beyond a Joint Launch
Launching Iranian satellites from a Russian platform is not merely an economic or technical choice; it reflects the strategic convergence of the two countries in resisting the West’s unjust scientific order. Within the framework of long-term cooperation — particularly the 20-year agreement — Iran and Russia are expanding interactions in scientific, security, economic, and technological fields.
Experience has shown that stable political and security convergence grows out of academic and scientific cooperation. Exchanges among experts, transfer of experience, and joint technological projects form the foundation of mutual trust and the development of relations at other levels. From this perspective, Iran’s use of Russia’s launch platform symbolizes the closeness of two neighbors seeking to shape an order independent of Western will — an order in which science and technology become instruments of cooperation rather than domination.
Media, Hostility, and the Emerging Global Order
The reaction of Western media to this achievement itself testifies to its profound impact.
News censorship, distraction tactics, and attempts to downplay the significance of Iran’s satellite launches demonstrate that the West’s dispute with Iran is not merely nuclear or missile-related; it is a confrontation with a model that challenges scientific monopoly and the unjust global order.
Relying on indigenous knowledge, Iran is consolidating its position in the emerging global order — an order whose pillars are being formed by groupings such as BRICS and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. The combination of space capability, a fully indigenous cycle of strategic technologies, and scientific independence has turned Iran into an actor that produces power rather than merely consuming it. The launch of these satellites — alongside advances in the nuclear and defense sectors — showed that, contrary to narratives promoted after the 12-day war, Iran has not been weakened; rather, like a phoenix rising from pressure, it has emerged stronger than before.
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