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        <title>Iran claims to send animals into space to prepare for human missions</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-claims-to-send-animals-into-space-to-prepare-for-human-missions/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Dec 2023 10:43:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Western countries suspicious Iranian space program could be used for military purposes</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-claims-to-send-animals-into-space-to-prepare-for-human-missions/">Iran claims to send animals into space to prepare for human missions</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>Iran sends second monkey into space</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Dec 2013 09:17:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Rouhani says ape successfully returns on rocket running on liquid fuel, a first for the Islamic republic</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-sends-second-monkey-into-space/">Iran sends second monkey into space</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>Iran to send &#8216;second monkey&#8217; into space</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-to-send-second-monkey-into-space/</link>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Oct 2013 03:21:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Mission 'a prelude to sending humans on space missions,' report says</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-to-send-second-monkey-into-space/">Iran to send &#8216;second monkey&#8217; into space</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>Monkeying around? US unsure of Iran&#8217;s space claims</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/monkeying-around-us-unsure-of-irans-space-claims/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2013 00:36:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mahmoud Ahmadinejad]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Victoria Nuland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John McCain]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>State Department spokeswoman says wart missing from returning astronaut's photo</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/monkeying-around-us-unsure-of-irans-space-claims/">Monkeying around? US unsure of Iran&#8217;s space claims</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>Ground control to Major Ahmadinejad</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/ground-control-to-major-ahmadinejad/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2013 14:41:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mahmoud Ahmadinejad]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Iranian space program]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Iranian leader wants to be the 'first human' sent to space by Iran, thwarting 'devil's hatred' of 'Iranian greatness'</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/ground-control-to-major-ahmadinejad/">Ground control to Major Ahmadinejad</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>No monkey business &#8212; Iran space official</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-space-official-wrong-monkey-shown-in-photo/</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Feb 2013 15:09:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Mohammad Ebrahimi says Pishgam, 'pioneer' in Persian, really did go into space, though one of the photos released wasn't his</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-space-official-wrong-monkey-shown-in-photo/">No monkey business &#8212; Iran space official</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>Is Iran&#8217;s space monkey a fake?</title>
		<link>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/9842580/Is-Irans-space-monkey-a-fake.html</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 16:38:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>The Telegraph: Photographic evidence of primate launched into space by Tehran raises suspicions that it was a hoax</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/is-irans-space-monkey-a-fake/">Is Iran&#8217;s space monkey a fake?</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>Iranian monkey launch &#8216;a publicity stunt,&#8217; Israeli space expert says</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/iranian-monkey-launch-a-publicity-stunt-israeli-space-chief-says/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2013 22:57:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Sending unguided rocket 120 kilometers into suborbit says nothing about Tehran's ballistic missile capabilities, Tal Inbar contends</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/iranian-monkey-launch-a-publicity-stunt-israeli-space-chief-says/">Iranian monkey launch &#8216;a publicity stunt,&#8217; Israeli space expert says</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>Iran launches monkey into space</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-launches-monkey-into-space/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2013 12:30:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Successful flight seen as precursor to manned space exploration by the Islamic Republic</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-launches-monkey-into-space/">Iran launches monkey into space</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>Iran to launch a monkey into space</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-to-launch-a-monkey-into-space/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2013 18:59:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Islamic Republic ramps up its space program</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-to-launch-a-monkey-into-space/">Iran to launch a monkey into space</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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