MNA � In a reaction to the launch of Iran�s first military satellite into space, US President Donald Trump on Wed. said that Washington is closely monitoring Iran.

The United States has assessed that Iran successfully launched a military satellite into orbit for the first time on Wednesday.

Speaking in a news conference at the White House, Trump claimed, �we know more about them than the Iranians themselves.�

�Noor-1� satellite is the first military satellite of the Islamic Republic of Iran which was successfully launched by the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps [IRGC] on Wed. morning from a three-stage satellite launcher named Qassed [messenger] from the central Iranian desert and was placed into orbit at 425km.

The United States has assessed that Iran successfully launched a military satellite into orbit for the first time on Wednesday, according to two US Defense Department officials, CNN reported.