Tasnim - Head of Iran�s Civil Defense Organization said the IRGC�s progress in the space technology will be elevating the country�s deterrent capabilities.

In remarks on Friday, Brigadier General Gholam Reza Jalali hailed the successful launch of a homegrown satellite by the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps, saying such breakthrough in the space sphere proved the fact that the sanctions cannot obstruct Iran�s progress.

�These realities demonstrate that we can make great and strategic strides in the path to progress in spite of the sanctions,� he noted.

The general also underlined that the IRGC�s advances in modern technologies, such as the space industry, signify a boost to Iran�s defense power and deterrent capabilities.

Brigadier General Jalali finally emphasized that Iran�s success in shining at the space industry is a result of �rejection of a JCPOA on missiles.�

If Iran had given in to pressures for another JCPOA on its missile program, it could have not stood against the US government�s bellicose and evil activities today, he noted.

The IRGC successfully put Noor (light) into orbit on Wednesday morning. The homegrown satellite was launched with a three-stage satellite carrier, dubbed Qassed (messenger), from a launch pad in Dasht-e Kavir, a large desert in central Iran.

The satellite has been placed into an orbit 425 kilometers above the Earth.