Israel announced the successful launch of a new spy satellite, giving it an additional tool in keeping tabs on threats from across the region.
Israel’s Defense Ministry announced the successful launch of a new spy satellite early Monday that would help the country monitor Iran’s nuclear activity, as the foreign minister hinted that Israel may have been behind a fire that damaged an Iranian nuclear site last week.
The Ofek 16 satellite gives Israel what officials described as an additional tool in keeping tabs on many threats from across the region, joining a fleet of Israeli spy satellites that have been launched over the past two decades. While officials did not identify specific threats, archenemy Iran, which Israel accuses of trying to develop nuclear weapons, is first among them.
Israel has not officially commented on the fire in Natanz, in line with its standard policy of neither confirming nor denying secretive overseas operations.
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