Iran launched a satellite into space Saturday with a rocket built by the country’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard.Iran described the launch as a success, which would be the second such launch to put a satellite into orbit with the rocket.The launch comes amid heightened tensions gripping the wider Middle East over the ongoing Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip, during which Tehran launched an unprecedented direct missile-and-drone attack on Israel. Is this a move to deter US influence in the middle east?

