https://spacewatch.global/tag/islamic-revolutionary-guard-corps/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Wed, 15 Mar 2017 08:00:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/islamic-revolutionary-guard-corps/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2017/03/iranian-general-claims-us-deterred-launch-space-launch-vehicle/ Wed, 15 Mar 2017 08:00:06 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=3645 In a bizarre statement that will likely be studied for some time by strategic analysts seeking to understand how deterrence works, a senior officer in Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) publicly announced that threats from the United States forced Iranian leadership to shelve plans to launch a space launch vehicle (SLV) in the past […]]]> https://spacewatch.global/2016/09/still-waiting-launch-irans-space-programme-resistance-economy/ Sun, 11 Sep 2016 05:00:24 +0000 http://spacewatchme.com/?p=1367 Remember Iran’s potential as a significant regional player in space? So do we, but as ThorGroup’s Chairman Dr. John B. Sheldon points out, that potential will mean nothing without significant economic and political reform from Tehran. So far, though, there is little sign that much-needed reform is in the offing and Iran’s space programme is […]]]> https://spacewatch.global/2016/05/securing-reliable-satellite-navigation-middle-east/ Sun, 15 May 2016 07:00:38 +0000 http://spacewatchme.com/?p=516 It is difficult to overstate the critical importance of satellite navigation for the Middle East, yet the service is vulnerable to disruption. ThorGroup’s Dr. John B. Sheldon examines the threats to satellite navigation in the region, and ways to mitigate their worst effects. When Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) seized two US Navy boats making […]]]>