Iran is claiming Wednesday to have launched a capsule into orbit that is capable of carrying animals. Telecommunications Minister Isa Zarepour told the state-run IRNA news agency that the launch ...

Iran said Wednesday it sent a capsule into orbit capable of carrying animals as it prepares for human missions in coming years. A report by the official IRNA news agency quoted Telecommunications ...

Iran has broadened a ban on dog walking across multiple cities, with officials labeling it as a "threat to public health" Violators of the new rules could face legal repercussions in a country ...

Iran started work on sending animals into space in the mid-2000s and had its first successful launch in 2010. It reported in 2013 that it had sent two monkeys into space and brought them back.

Tombs unearthed in Iran from 5,000 years ago have the remains of animals buried along with the bodies and grave goods from different periods ...

This photo released by the Iranian Defense Ministry on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023, claims to show a rocket with a capsule carrying animals is launched from an undisclosed location into orbit, Iran.

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran said Wednesday it sent a capsule into orbit carrying animals as it prepares for human missions in coming years. A report by the official IRNA news agency quoted ...